Method of determining DNA sequence preference of a DNA-binding molecule

ABSTRACT

The present invention defines a DNA:protein-binding assay useful for screening libraries of synthetic or biological compounds for their ability to bind DNA test sequences. The assay is versatile in that any number of test sequences can be tested by placing the test sequence adjacent to a defined protein binding screening sequence. Binding of molecules to these test sequence changes the binding characteristics of the protein molecule to its cognate binding sequence. When such a molecule binds the test sequence the equilibrium of the DNA:protein complexes is disturbed, generating changes in the concentration of free DNA probe. Numerous exemplary target test sequences (SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:600) are set forth. The assay of the present invention is also useful to characterize the preferred binding sequences of any selected DNA-binding molecule.

This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/171,389filed 20 Dec. 1993 and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,578,444, herein incorporatedby reference, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No.08/123,936 filed 17 Sep. 1993 and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,726,014, hereinincorporated by reference, which is a continuation-in-part ofapplication Ser. No. 07/996,783 filed 23 Dec. 1992 and now U.S. Pat. No.5,693,463, herein incorporated by reference, which is acontinuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/723,618 filed 27 Jun.1991, now abandoned, and being prosecuted as co-pending, co-ownedfile-wrapper continuation 08/081,070, filed 22 Jun. 1993, now U.S. Pat.No. 5,306,619, herein incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to methods, systems, and kits useful forthe identification of molecules that specifically bind to definednucleic acid sequences. Also described are methods for designingmolecules having the ability to bind defined nucleic acid sequences andcompositions thereof.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Several classes of small molecules that interact with double-strandedDNA have been identified. Many of these small molecules have profoundbiological effects. For example, many aminoacridines and polycyclichydrocarbons bind DNA and are mutagenic, teratogenic, or carcinogenic.Other small molecules that bind DNA include: biological metabolites,some of which have applications as antibiotics and antitumor agentsincluding actinomycin D, echinomycin, distamycin, and calicheamicin;planar dyes, such as ethidium and acridine orange; and molecules thatcontain heavy metals, such as cisplatin, a potent antitumor drug.

The sequence binding preferences of most known DNA binding moleculeshave not, to date, been identified. However, several small DNA-bindingmolecules have been shown to preferentially recognize specificnucleotide sequences, for example: echinomycin has been shown topreferentially bind the sequence (A/T)CGT!/ ACG(A/T)! (Gilbert et al.);cisplatin has been shown to covalently cross-link a platinum moleculebetween the N7 atoms of two adjacent deoxyguanosines (Sherman et al.);and calicheamicin has been shown to preferentially bind and cleave thesequence TCCT/AGGA (Zein et al.).

Many therapeutic DNA-binding molecules (such as distamycin) that wereinitially identified based on their therapeutic activity in a biologicalscreen have been later determined to bind DNA. There are severalexamples in the literature referring to synthetic or naturally-occurringpolymers of DNA-binding drugs. Netropsin, for example, is anaturally-occurring oligopeptide that binds to the minor groove ofdouble-stranded DNA. Netropsin contains two4-amino-1-methylpyrrole-2-carboxylate residues and belongs to a familyof similar biological metabolites from Streptomyces spp. This familyincludes distamycin, anthelvencin (both of which contain threeN-methylpyrrole residues), noformycin, amidomycin (both of which containone N-methylpyrrole residue) and kikumycin (which contains twoN-methylpyrrole residues, like netropsin) (Debart, et al.). Syntheticmolecules of this family have also been described, including theabove-mentioned molecules (Lown, et al. 1985) well as dimericderivatives (Griffin et al., Gurskii, et al.) and certain analogues(Bialer, et al. 1980, Bialer, et al. 1981, Krowicki, et al.).

Molecules in this family, particularly netropsin and distamycin, havebeen of interest because of their biological activity as antibacterial(Thrum et al., Schuhmann, et al.), antiparasitic (Nakamura et al.), andantiviral drugs (Becker, et al., Lown, et al. 1986, Werner, et al.).

Among the synthetic analogs of netropsin and distamycin areoligopeptides that have been designed to have sequence preferencesdifferent from their parent molecules. Such oligopeptides include the"lexitropsin" series of analogues. The N-methlypyrrole groups of thenetropsin series were systematically replaced with N-methylimidazoleresidues, resulting in lexitropsins with increased and altered sequencespecificities from the parent compounds (Kissinger, et al.). Further, anumber of poly(N-methylpyrrolyl)netropsin analogues have been designedand synthesized which extend the number of residues in the oligopeptidesto increase the size of the binding site (Dervan, 1986).

There are several different approaches that could be taken to look forsmall molecules that specifically inhibit the interaction of a givenDNA-binding protein with its binding sequence (cognate site). Oneapproach would be to test biological or chemical compounds for theirability to preferentially block the binding of one specific DNA:proteininteraction but not others. Such an assay would depend on thedevelopment of at least two, preferably three, DNA:protein interactionsystems in order to establish controls for distinguishing betweengeneral DNA-binding molecules (polycations like heparin or intercalatingagents like ethidium) and DNA-binding molecules having sequence bindingpreferences that would affect protein/cognate binding site interactionsin one system but not the other(s).

One illustration of how this system could be used is as follows. Eachcognate site could be placed 5' to a reporter gene (such as genesencoding β-galactoside or luciferase) such that binding of the proteinto the cognate site would enhance transcription of the reporter gene.The presence of a sequence-specific DNA-binding drug that blocked theDNA:protein interaction would decrease the enhancement of the reportergene expression. Several DNA enhancers could be coupled to reportergenes, then each construct compared to one another in the presence orabsence of small DNA-binding test molecules. In the case where multipleprotein/cognate binding sites are used for screening, a competitiveinhibitor that blocks one interaction but not the others could beidentified by the lack of transcription of a reporter gene in atransfected cell line or in an in vitro assay. Only one such DNA-bindingsequence, specific for the protein of interest, could be screened witheach assay system. This approach has a number of limitations includinglimited testing capability and the need to construct the appropriatereporter system for each different protein/cognate site of interest.

Another example of a system to detect sequence-specific DNA-bindingmolecules would involve cloning a DNA-binding protein of interest,expressing the protein in an expression system (e.g., bacterial,baculovirus, or mammalian expression systems), preparing a purified orpartially purified sample of protein, then using the protein in an invitro competition assay to detect molecules that blocked the DNA:proteininteraction. These types of systems are analogous to manyreceptor:ligand or enzyme:substrate screening assays developed in thepast, but have the same limitations as outlined above in that a newsystem must be developed for every different protein/cognate sitecombination of interest. The capacity for screening numerous differentsequences is therefore limited.

Another example of a system designed to detect sequence-specificDNA-binding drugs would be the use of DNA footprinting procedures asdescribed in the literature. These methods include DNase I or othernuclease footprinting (Chaires, et al.), hydroxy radical footprinting(Portugal, et al.), methidiumpropyl EDTA(iron) complex footprinting(Schultz, et al.), photofootprinting (Jeppesen, et al.), andbidirectional transcription footprinting (White, et al.). Theseprocedures are likely to be accurate within the limits of their sequencetesting capability but are seriously limited by (i) the number ofdifferent DNA sequences that can be used in one experiment (typicallyone test sequence that represents the binding site of the DNA-bindingprotein under study), and (ii) the difficulty of developing highthroughput screening systems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect, the invention includes a method of constructing aDNA-binding agent capable of sequence-specific binding to a duplex DNAtarget region. The method includes identifying in the duplex DNA, atarget region containing a series of at least two non-overlappingbase-pair sequences of four base-pairs each, where the four base-pairsequences are adjacent, and each sequence is characterized bysequence-preferential binding to a duplex DNA-binding small molecule.The small molecules are coupled to form a DNA-binding agent capable ofsequence-specific binding to said target region.

In one embodiment, the duplex-binding small molecules are identified asmolecules capable of binding to a selected test sequence in a duplex DNAby first adding a molecule to be screened to a test system composed of(a) a DNA-binding protein that is effective to bind to a screeningsequence in a duplex DNA, with a binding affinity that is substantiallyindependent of the test sequence adjacent the screening sequence, butthat is sensitive to binding of molecules to such test sequence, whenthe test sequence is adjacent the screening sequence, and (b) a duplexDNA having said screening and test sequences adjacent one another, wherethe binding protein is present in an amount that saturates the screeningsequence in the duplex DNA.

The test molecule is incubated in the test system for a periodsufficient to permit binding of the molecule being tested to the testsequence in the duplex DNA. The degree of binding protein bound to theduplex DNA before adding the test molecule is compared with that afteradding the molecule. The screening sequence may be from the HSV originof replication, and the binding protein may be UL9. Exemplary screeningsequences are identified as SEQ ID NO:601, SEQ ID NO:602, SEQ ID NO:615,and SEQ ID NO:641.

Specific examples of tetrameric basepair sequences include TTTC, TTTG,TTAC, TTAG, TTGC, TTGG, TTCC, TTCG, TATC, TATG, TAAC, TAAG, TAGC, TAGG,TACC, TAGC sequences. A specific example of a small molecule capable ofbinding to these sequences is distamycin.

In another aspect, the invention includes a method of blockingtranscriptional activity from a duplex DNA template. The method includesidentifying in the duplex DNA, a binding site for a transcription factorand, adjacent the binding site, a target region having a series of atleast two non-overlapping tetrameric base-pair sequences, where the four(tetrameric) base-pair sequences are adjacent and each sequence ischaracterized by sequence-preferential binding to a duplex DNA-bindingsmall molecule. The sequences are contacted with a binding agentcomposed of the small molecules coupled to form a DNA-binding agentcapable of sequence-specific binding to said target region.

The target may be selected, for example, from DNA sequences adjacent abinding site for a eucaryotic transcription factor, such astranscription factor TFIID, or a procaryotic transcription factor, suchas transcription sigma factor.

For mammalian transcription factors, the target region is typicallychosen from non-conserved regions adjacent the transcription factorbinding site. Target regions can be chosen so that the small moleculebinding overlaps an adjacent transcription factor DNA binding sequence(e.g., for a TFIID binding site, by 1-3 nucleotide pairs). In this case,the specificity of DNA binding for the small molecule is essentiallyderived from the non-conserved sequences adjacent the transcriptionfactor binding site, in order to reduce small molecule binding at thetranscription factor binding site associated with other genes.

Also disclosed is a DNA-binding agent capable of binding withbase-sequence specificity to a target region in duplex DNA, where thetarget region contains at least two adjacent four base-pair sequences.The agent includes at least two subunits, where each subunit is a smallmolecule which has a sequence-preferential binding affinity for asequence of four base-pairs in the target region. The subunits arecoupled to form a DNA-binding agent capable of sequence-specific bindingto said target region.

In one general embodiment, the agent is designed for binding to asequence in which the two tetrameric basepair sequences are separated(for example, by up to 20 basepairs, typically, 1 to 6 basepairs) andthe small molecules in the agent are coupled to each other by a spacermolecule.

Also forming part of the invention is a method of constructing a bindingagent capable of sequence-specific binding to a duplex DNA targetregion. The method includes identifying in the duplex DNA, a targetregion containing (i) a series of at least two adjacent non-overlappingbase-pair sequences of four base-pairs each, where each four base-pairsequence is characterized by sequence-preferential biding to a duplexDNA-binding small molecule, and (ii) adjacent to (i) a DNA duplex regioncapable of forming a triplex with a third-strand oligonucleotide. Thetwo small molecules are coupled to form a DNA-binding agent capable ofsequence-specific binding to said target region, and the DNA-bindingagent is attached to a third-strand oligonucleotide.

The binding of the DNA-binding agent to duplex DNA causes a shift from Bform to A form DNA, allowing triplex binding between the third-strandpolynucleotide and a portion of the target sequence.

Also disclosed is a triple-strand forming agent for use in practicingthe method.

In still another aspect, the invention includes a method of ordering thesequence binding preferences a DNA-binding molecule. The method includesadding a molecule to be screened to a test system composed of (a) aDNA-binding protein that is effective to bind to a screening sequence ina duplex DNA with a binding affinity that is substantially independentof such test sequence adjacent the screening sequence, but that issensitive to binding of molecules to such test sequence, and (b) aduplex DNA having said screening and test sequences adjacent oneanother, where the binding protein is present in an amount thatsaturates the screening sequence in the duplex DNA. The molecule in thetest system is incubated for a period sufficient to permit binding ofthe molecule being tested to the test sequence in the duplex DNA, andthe amount of binding protein bound to the duplex DNA before and afteraddition of the test molecule is compared. These steps are repeatedusing all test sequences of interest, and the sequences are then orderedon the basis of relative amounts of protein bound in the presence of themolecule for each test sequence.

The test sequences are selected, for example, from the group of 256possible four base sequences composed of A, G, C and T. The DNAscreening sequence is preferably from the HSV origin of replication, andthe binding protein is preferably UL9.

The invention also includes, a method for altering the bindingcharacteristics of a DNA-binding protein to a duplex DNA. In the method,a binding site for the DNA-binding protein is identified in the duplexDNA and a target region identified adjacent the binding site. A smallmolecule is selected that is characterized by sequence-preferentialbinding to the target region. Such molecules can be selected by theassay and methods of the present invention. When the small molecule isbound to the target region, the small molecule is typically adjacent tothe binding site for the DNA-binding protein. Alternatively, the bindingof the small molecule may overlapping the site for the DNA-bindingprotein by at least one nucleotide pair. In the case of such overlap,the specificity of DNA binding for the small molecule is essentiallyderived from non-conserved sequences adjacent the DNA-binding protein'sbinding site--in order to reduce small molecule binding at similarDNA:protein binding sites at other locations. Finally, the duplex DNA iscontacted with the small molecule at a concentration effective to alterbinding of the DNA-binding protein to its binding site.

In this method, contacting the duplex DNA with a small molecule caneither inhibit or enhance the binding of the DNA-binding protein to itsbinding site: depending on the small molecule that is selected.Exemplary DNA binding proteins include DNA replication factors and avariety of transcription factors.

One application of this method is to eucaryotic general transcriptionfactors (e.g., TFIID), where the target region is typically selectedfrom DNA sequences adjacent the binding site for the eucaryotictranscription factor (e.g., SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:600). In oneembodiment, the DNA binding protein is a eucaryotic generaltranscription factor and the small molecule binds, in addition to thetarget region, 1 to three nucleotide pairs of the DNA-binding protein'sbinding site. In the case of TFIID, the small molecule typically bindsto (i) the target region, and (ii) up to two nucleotides of the bindingsite for TFIID, where the nucleotides are contiguous to the targetregion.

Generally, the present invention provides a method of screening formolecules capable of binding to a selected test sequence in a duplexDNA. In the method of the present invention a test sequence of interestis selected. Such sequences can be selected, for example, from the groupof sequences presented as SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:600. Alternatively,the test sequences can be sequences having randomly generated sequencesor defined sets of sequences, such as, the group of 256 possible fourbase sequences composed of A, G, C and T.

A duplex DNA test oligonucleotide is constructed having a screeningsequence adjacent a selected test sequence, where a DNA binding proteinis effective to bind to the screening sequence with a binding affinitythat is substantially independent of the adjacent test sequence. In suchconstructs the DNA protein binding to the screening sequence issensitive to binding of test molecules to the test sequence.

Molecules selected for testing/screening are added to a test systemcomposed of (a) the DNA binding protein, and (b) the duplex DNA testoligonucleotide, which contains the screening and test sequencesadjacent one another. Selected molecules are incubated in the testsystem for a period sufficient to permit binding of the molecule beingtested to the test sequence in the duplex DNA. The amount of bindingprotein bound to the duplex DNA is compared before and after adding atest molecule. Comparison of the amount of binding protein bound to theduplex DNA before and after adding a test molecule can be accomplished,for example, using a gel band-shift assay or a filter-binding assay.

In the method of the present invention a number of DNA:proteininteractions may be used for screening purposes. In one embodiment, theDNA screening sequence is from the HSV origin of replication and thebinding protein is UL9. Exemplary HSV origin of replication screeningsequences include SEQ ID NO:601, SEQ ID NO:602, SEQ ID NO:615, and SEQID NO:641.

Other DNA:protein interactions useful in the practice of the presentinvention include restriction endonucleases and their cognateDNA-binding sequences. These reactions are typically carried out in theabsence of divalent cations.

In another embodiment, the invention includes a method of identifyingtest sequences in duplex DNA to which binding of a test molecule is mostpreferred. In this method a mixture of duplex DNA test oligonucleotidesis constructed, where each oligonucleotide has a screening sequenceadjacent a test sequence as described above. The test oligonucleotidesof the mixture typically contain different test sequences.

A test molecule, to be screened, is added to a test reaction composed of(a) the DNA binding protein, and (b) the duplex DNA test oligonucleotidemixture. The molecule is incubated in the test reaction for a periodsufficient to permit binding of the compound being tested to testsequences in the duplex DNA. Test oligonucleotides are separated fromtest oligonucleotides bound to binding protein.

The test oligonucleotides can be separated from test oligonucleotidesbound to protein by, for example, passing the test reaction through afilter, where the filter is capable of capturing DNA:protein complexesbut not DNA that is free of protein. One filter type useful in thepractice of the present invention is the nitrocellulose filter.

The separated test oligonucleotides are then amplified. These amplifiedtest oligonucleotides are then recycled through the screening steps ofthe assay in order to obtain a desired degree of selection. Theamplified test oligonucleotides are isolated and sequenced.

Exemplary test sequences include sequences selected from the group of256 possible four base sequences composed of A, G, C and T. Furtherexamples of desirable test sequences include test sequences derived fromthe sequences presented as SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:600.

The amplification step in the method may be accomplished by polymerasechain reaction or other methods of amplification, including, cloning andsubsequent in vivo amplification of the cloning vector containing thesequences of interest.

These and other objects and features of the invention will be more fullyappreciated when the following detailed description of the invention isread in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1A illustrates a DNA-binding protein binding to a screeningsequence. FIGS. 1B and 1C illustrate how a DNA-binding protein may bedisplaced or hindered in binding by a small molecule by two differentmechanisms: because of stearic hinderance (1B) or because ofconformational (allosteric) changes induced in the DNA by a smallmolecule (1C).

FIG. 2 illustrates an assay for detecting inhibitory molecules based ontheir ability to preferentially hinder the binding of a DNA-bindingprotein to its binding site. Protein (O) is displaced from DNA (/) inthe presence of inhibitor (X). Two alternative capture/detection systemsare illustrated, the capture and detection of unbound DNA or the captureand detection of DNA:protein complexes.

FIG. 3 shows a DNA-binding protein that is able to protect a biotinmoiety, covalently attached to an oligonucleotide sequence, from beingrecognized by streptavidin when a protein is bound to the DNA.

FIG. 4 shows the incorporation of biotin and digoxigenin into a typicaloligonucleotide molecule for use in the assay of the present invention.The oligonucleotide (SEQ ID NO:614) contains the binding sequence (i.e.,the screening sequence) of the UL9 protein, which is underlined, andtest sequences flanking the screening sequence. FIG. 4 also shows thepreparation of double-stranded oligonucleotides end-labeled with eitherdigoxigenin or ³² P (SEQ ID NO:614-DDD).

FIG. 5 shows a series of sequences that have been tested in the assay ofthe present invention for the binding of sequence-specific smallmolecules. Test sequences shown are: UL9Z1, SEQ ID NO: 603; UL9Z2, SEQID NO: 604; UL9 CCCG, SEQ ID NO: 605; UL9 GGGC, SEQ ID NO: 606; UL9ATAT, SEQ ID NO: 607; UL9 polyA, SEQ ID NO: 608; UL9 polyT, SEQ ID NO:609; UL9 GCAC, SEQ ID NO: 610; ATori-1, SEQ ID NO: 611; oriEco2, SEQ IDNO: 612; oriEco3, SEQ ID NO: 613.

FIG. 6 outlines the clonings, into an expression vector, of a truncatedform of the UL9 protein (UL9-COOH) which retains its sequence-specificDNA-binding ability.

FIG. 7 shows the pVL1393 baculovirus vector containing the full lengthUL9 protein coding sequence.

FIG. 8 is a photograph of a SDS-polyacrylamide gel showing (i) thepurified UL9-COOH/glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein and (ii) theUL9-COOH polypeptide.

FIGS. 9A-9B present data demonstrating the effect on UL9-COOH binding ofalterations in the test sequences that flank the UL9 screening sequence.

FIG. 10A shows the effect of the addition of several concentrations ofdistamycin A to DNA:protein assay reactions utilizing different testsequences. FIG. 10B shows the effect of the addition of actinomycin D toDNA:protein assay reactions utilizing different test sequences. FIG. 10Cshows the effect of the addition of Doxorubicin to DNA:protein assayreactions utilizing different test sequences.

FIG. 11A illustrates a DNA capture system of the present inventionutilizing biotin and streptavidin coated magnetic beads. The presence ofthe DNA is detected using an alkaline-phosphatase substrate that yieldsa chemiluminescent product. FIG. 11B shows a similar reaction usingbiotin coated agarose beads that are conjugated to streptavidin, that inturn is conjugated to the captured DNA.

FIG. 12 demonstrates a test matrix based on DNA:protein-binding data.Test oligonucleotides shown have the sequences identified as SEQ ID NO:643 to SEQ ID NO: 654.

FIGS. 13A-13B list the top strands (5'-3') of all the possible four basepair sequences that could be used as a defined set of ordered testsequences in the assay.

FIG. 14A lists the top strands (5'-3') of all the possible four basepair sequences that have the same base composition as the sequence5'-GATC-3'. This is another example of a defined, ordered set ofsequences that could be tested in the assay. FIG. 14B presents thegeneral sequence of a test oligonucleotide (SEQ ID NO:617), where XXXXis the test sequence and N=A,G,C, or T.

FIGS. 15A-15F show the results of 4 duplicate experiments in which thebinding activity of distamycin was tested with all possible (256) fourbase pair sequences. The oligonucleotides are ranked from 1 to 256(column 1, "rank") based on their average rank from the four experiments(column 13, "ave. rank"). (rank is shown in the first column of thechart).

FIG. 16 shows the average ranks (FIG. 15) plotted against the idealranks 1 to 256.

FIG. 17 shows the average r % scores (FIG. 15) plotted against the rankof 1 to 256.

FIGS. 18A(1)-18A(10) through 18B(1)-18B(8) show the results of eightexperiments with actinomycin D. The r % scores and rank are shown foreach of the 256 oligonucleotides.

FIG. 19 shows the average r % versus rank, by average rank (data fromFIG. 18).

FIG. 20 shows the ideal and average ranks for each of the 256oligonucleotides.

FIG. 21 shows the results of a position analysis for actinomycin Dpreference.

FIG. 22 presents the data for a dinucleotide analysis of actinomycin Dbinding preference.

FIG. 23 graphically displays the results presented in FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 graphically displays the data presented in FIG. 22, where thedata are combined in a combined bar chart so that the cumulative resultsfor any dinucleotide pair are tabulated in a single bar.

FIG. 25 shows the top strands of 16 possible duplex DNA target sites forbinding bis-distamycins.

FIG. 26 shows examples of bis-distamycin target sequences forbis-distamycins with internal flexible and/or variable length linkerstargeted to sites comprised of two TTCC sequences, where N is any base.Test sequences are identified as SEQ ID NO: 655 to SEQ ID NO: 658.

FIGS. 27A to 27H show sample oligonucleotides for competition bindingstudies using the assay of the present invention.

FIG. 28 shows the DNA sequences of the HIV proviral promoter region (SEQID NO:627). Several transcription factor binding sites are marked.

FIGS. 29A to 29D illustrate sample test oligonucleotides for use in thepolymerase chain reaction based selection technique of the presentinvention. In FIG. 29A, X is the number of bases that comprise the testsite. Oligonucleotides are identified as SEQ ID NOs: 630-632 (29A), SEQID NO: 633 (29B), SEQ ID NO: 634 (29C) and SEQ ID NO: 635 (29D).

FIG. 30 illustrates a sample test oligonucleotide for use in the assayof the present invention, where the test oligonucleotide employs severaldifferent DNA:protein interaction systems. Illustrated oligonucleotidesare identified as SEQ ID NOs: 636-640.

FIG. 31 illustrates the results of screening a selected test sequencewith a single DNA:protein interaction system. In the figure, the testsite is shown in bold, the potential binding site for the test moleculeis underlined.

FIG. 32 illustrates the results of screening the same selected testsequence as shown in FIG. 31, but using a different single DNA:proteininteraction system. In the figure, the test site is shown in bold, thepotential binding site for the test molecule is underlined.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

I. Definitions:

Adjacent is used to describe the distance relationship between twoneighboring sites. Adjacent sites are 20 or less bp apart, and can beseparated by any fewer number of bases including the situation where thesites are immediately abutting one another. "Flanking" is a synonym foradjacent.

Bound DNA, as used in this disclosure, refers to the DNA that is boundby the protein used in the assay (e.g., a test oligonucleotidecontaining the UL9 binding sequence bound to the UL9 protein.

Coding sequences or coding regions are DNA sequences that code for RNAtranscripts, unless specified otherwise.

Dissociation is the process by which two molecules cease to interact:the process occurs at a fixed average rate under specific physicalconditions.

Functional binding is the noncovalent association of a protein or smallmolecule to the DNA molecule. In one embodiment of the assay of thepresent invention the functional binding of the UL9 protein to ascreening sequence (i.e., its cognate DNA binding site) has beenevaluated using filter binding or gel band-shift experiments.

Half-life is herein defined as the time required for one-half of theassociated complexes, e.g., DNA:protein complexes, to dissociate.

Heteropolymers are molecules comprised of at least two differentsubunits, each representing a different type or class of molecule. Thecovalent coupling of different subunits, such as, DNA-binding moleculesor portions of DNA-binding molecules, results in the formation of aheteropolymer: for example, the coupling of a non-intercalatinghomopolymeric DNA-binding molecule, such as distamycin, to anintercalating drug, such as daunomycin. Likewise, the coupling ofnetropsin, which is essentially a molecular subunit of distamycin, todaunomycin would also be a heteropolymer. As a further example, thecoupling of distamycin, netropsin, or daunomycin to a DNA-bindinghomopolymer, such as a triplex-forming oligonucleotide, would result ina heteropolymer.

Homopolymers are molecules that are comprised of a repeating subunit ofthe same type or class. Two examples of duplex DNA-binding homopolymersare as follows: (i) triplex-forming oligonucleotides or oligonucleotideanalogs, which are composed of repeating subunits of nucleotides ornucleotide analogs, and (ii) oligopeptides, which are composed ofrepeating subunits linked by peptide bonds (e.g., distamycin,netropsin).

Sequence-preferential binding refers to DNA binding molecules thatgenerally bind DNA but that show preference for binding to some DNAsequences over others. Sequence-preferential binding is typified byseveral of the small molecules tested in the present disclosure, e.g.,distamycin. sequence-preferential and sequence-specific binding can beevaluated using a test matrix such as is presented in FIG. 12. For agiven DNA-binding molecule, there are a spectrum of differentialaffinities for different DNA sequences ranging fromnon-sequence-specific (no detectable preference) to sequencepreferential to absolute sequence specificity (i.e., the recognition ofonly a single sequence among all possible sequences, as is the case withmany restriction endonucleases).

Sequence-specific binding refers to DNA binding molecules which have astrong DNA sequence binding preference. For example, the followingdemonstrate typical sequence-specific DNA-binding: (i) multimers(heteropolymers and homopolymers) of the present invention (e.g.,Section IV.E.1, Multimerization; Example 13), and (ii) restrictionenzymes and the proteins listed in Table IV.

Screening sequence is the DNA sequence that defines the cognate bindingsite for the DNA binding protein: in the case of UL9, the screeningsequence can, for example, be SEQ ID NO:601.

Small molecules are desirable as therapeutics for several reasonsrelated to drug delivery, including the following: (i) they are commonlyless than 10K molecular weight; (ii) they are more likely to bepermeable to cells; (iii) unlike peptides or oligonucleotides, they areless susceptible to degradation by many cellular mechanisms; and, (iv)they are not as apt to elicit an immune response. Many pharmaceuticalcompanies have extensive libraries of chemical and/or biologicalmixtures, often fungal, bacterial, or algal extracts, that would bedesirable to screen with the assay of the present invention. Smallmolecules may be either biological or synthetic organic compounds, oreven inorganic compounds (i.e., cisplatin).

Test sequence is a DNA sequence adjacent the screening sequence. Theassay of the present invention screens for molecules that, when bound tothe test sequence, affect the interaction of the DNA-binding proteinwith its cognate binding site (i.e., the screening sequence). Testsequences can be placed adjacent either or both ends of the screeningsequence. Typically, binding of molecules to the test sequenceinterferes with the binding of the DNA-binding protein to the screeningsequence. However, some molecules binding to these sequences may havethe reverse effect, causing an increased binding affinity of theDNA-binding protein to the screening sequence. Some molecules, evenwhile binding in a sequence specific or sequence preferential manner,might have no effect in the assay. These molecules would not be detectedin the assay.

Unbound DNA, as used in this disclosure, refers to the DNA that is notbound by the protein used in the assay (i.e., in the examples of thisdisclosure, the UL9 protein).

II. The Assay.

One feature of the present invention is that it provides an assay toidentify small molecules that will bind in a sequence-specific manner tomedically significant DNA target sites. The assay facilitates thedevelopment of a new field of pharmaceuticals that operates byinterfering with specific DNA functions, such as crucial DNA:proteininteractions. A sensitive, well-controlled assay has been developmed (i)to detect DNA-binding molecules and (ii) to determine theirsequence-specificity and affinity. The assay can be used to screen largebiological and chemical libraries. For example, the assay will be usedto detect sequence-specific DNA-binding molecules in fermentation brothsor extracts from various microorganisms.

Furthermore, another application for the assay is to determine thesequence specificity and relative affinities of known DNA-binding drugs(and other DNA-binding molecules) for different DNA sequences. Suchdrugs, which are currently used primarily as antibiotics or anticancerdrugs, may have previously unidentified activities that make them strongcandidates for therapeutics or therapeutic precursors in entirelydifferent areas of medicine. The use of the assay to determine thesequence-binding preference of these known DNA-binding molecules enablesthe rational design of novel DNA-binding molecules with enhancedsequence-binding preference. The methods for designing and testing thesenovel DNA-binding molecules is described below.

The screening assay of the present invention is basically a competitionassay that is designed to test the ability of a test molecule to competewith a DNA-binding protein for binding to a short, synthetic,double-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide that contains the recognitionsequence for the DNA-binding protein flanked on either or both sides bya variable test site. The variable test site may contain any DNAsequence that provides a reasonable recognition sequence for aDNA-binding test molecule. Molecules that bind to the test site alterthe binding characteristics of the protein in a manner that can bereadily detected. The extent to which such molecules are able to alterthe binding characteristics of the protein is likely to be directlyproportional to the affinity of the test molecule for the DNA test site.The relative affinity of a given molecule for different oligonucleotidesequences at the test site (i.e., test sequences) can be established byexamining the molecule's effect on the DNA:protein interaction usingeach of the test sequences.

The assay can be used to test specific target sequences and to identifynovel DNA-binding molecules. Also, the assay provides a means for thedetermination of the high affinity DNA binding sites for a givenDNA-binding molecule, thus facilitating the identification of specifictarget sequences.

A. General Considerations.

The assay of the present invention has been designed for detecting testmolecules or compounds that affect the rate of transfer of a specificDNA molecule from one protein molecule to another identical protein insolution.

A mixture of DNA and protein is prepared in solution. The concentrationof protein is in excess to the concentration of the DNA so thatvirtually all of the DNA is found in DNA:protein complexes. The DNA is adouble-stranded oligonucleotide that contains the recognition sequencefor a specific DNA-binding protein (i.e., the screening sequence). Theprotein used in the assay contains a DNA-binding domain that is specificfor binding to the sequence within the oligonucleotide. The physicalconditions of the solution (e.g., pH, salt concentration, temperature)are adjusted such that the half-life of the complex is amenable toperforming the assay (optimally a half-life of 5-120 minutes),preferably in a range that is close to normal physiological conditions.

As one DNA:protein complex dissociates, the released DNA rapidly reformsa complex with another protein in solution. Since the protein is inexcess to the DNA, dissociations of one complex always result in therapid reassociation of the DNA into another DNA:protein complex. Atequilibrium, very few DNA molecules will be unbound. If the unbound DNAis the component of the system that is measured, the minimum backgroundof the assay is the amount of unbound DNA observed during any givenmeasurable time period. If the capture/detection system used forcapturing the unbound DNA is irreversible, the brevity of theobservation period (the length of time used to capture the unbound DNA)and the sensitivity of the detection system define the lower limits ofbackground DNA.

FIG. 1 illustrates how (i) such a protein can be displaced from itscognate binding site, (ii) a protein can be prevented from binding itscognate binding site, and (iii) how the kinetics of the DNA:proteininteraction can be altered. In each case, the binding site for the testmolecule is located at a site flanking the recognition sequence for theDNA-binding protein (FIG. 1A). One mechanism is stearic hinderance ofprotein binding by a small molecule (competitive inhibition; FIG. 1B).Alternatively, a molecule may interfere with a DNA:protein bindinginteraction by inducing a conformational change in the DNA (allostericinterference, noncompetitive inhibition; FIG. 1C). In either event, if atest molecule that binds the oligonucleotide hinders binding of theprotein, even transiently, the rate of transfer of DNA from one proteinto another will be decreased. This will result in a net increase in theamount of unbound DNA and a net decrease in the amount of protein-boundDNA. In other words, an increase in the amount of unbound DNA or adecrease in the amount of bound DNA indicates the presence of aninhibitor, regardless of the mechanism of inhibition (competitive ornoncompetitive).

Alternatively, molecules may be isolated that, when bound to the DNA,cause an increased affinity of the DNA-binding protein for its cognatebinding site. In this case, the assay control samples (no drug added)are adjusted to less than 100% DNA:protein complex so that the increasein binding can be detected. The amount of unbound DNA (observed during agiven measurable time period after the addition of the molecule) willdecrease and the amount of bound DNA will increase in the reactionmixture as detected by the capture/detection system described in SectionII.

B. Choosing and Testing an Appropriate DNA-Binding Protein.

Experiments performed in support of the present invention have definedan approach for identifying molecules having sequence-preferentialDNA-binding. In this approach small molecules binding to sequencesadjacent the cognate binding sequence can inhibit the protein/cognateDNA interaction. This assay has been designed to use a singleDNA:protein interaction to screen for sequence-specific orsequence-preferential DNA-binding molecules that recognize virtually anysequence.

While DNA-binding recognition sites are usually quite small (4-17 bp),the sequence that is protected by the binding protein is larger (usually5 bp or more on either side of the recognition sequence--as detected byDNAase I protection (Galas, et al.) or methylation interference(Siebenlist, et al.).

Experiments performed in support of the present invention demonstratedthat a single protein and its cognate DNA-binding sequence can be usedto assay virtually any DNA sequence by placing a sequence of interestadjacent to the cognate site: a small molecule bound to the adjacentsite can be detected by alterations in the binding characteristics ofthe protein to its cognate site. Such alterations might occur by eitherstearic hindrance (which would cause the dissociation of the protein) orinduced conformational changes in the recognition sequence for theprotein (which may cause either enhanced binding or, more likely,decreased binding of the protein to its cognate site).

1. Criteria for Choosing an Appropriate DNA-Binding Protein.

There are several considerations involved in choosing DNA:proteincomplexes that can be employed in the assay of the present inventionincluding:

a.) The half-life of the DNA:protein complex should be short enough toaccomplish the assay in a reasonable amount of time. The interactions ofsome proteins with their cognate binding sites in DNA can be measured indays not minutes: such tightly bound complexes would inconvenientlylengthen the period of time it takes to perform the assay.

b.) The half-life of the complex should be long enough to allow themeasurement of unbound DNA in a reasonable amount of time. For example,the level of free DNA is dictated by the ratio between the time neededto measure free DNA and the amount of free DNA that occurs naturally dueto the dissociation of the complex during the measurement time period.

In view of the above two considerations, practical useful DNA:proteinhalf-lives fall in the range of approximately two minutes to severaldays: shorter half-lives may be accommodated by faster equipment andlonger half-lives may be accommodated by destabilizing the bindingconditions for the assay.

c.) A further consideration is that the kinetic interactions of theDNA:protein complex is relatively insensitive to the nucleotidesequences flanking the recognition sequence. The affinity of DNA-bindingproteins may be affected by differences in the sequences adjacent to therecognition sequence. If the half-life of the complex is affected by theflanking sequence, the analysis of comparative binding data betweendifferent flanking oligonucleotide sequences becomes difficult but isnot impossible.

2) Testing DNA:Protein Interactions for Use in the Assay.

a.) Other DNA:Protein Interactions Useful in the Method of the PresentInvention. There are many known DNA:protein interactions that may beuseful in the practice of the present invention, including (i) the DNAprotein interactions listed in Table IV, (ii) bacterial, yeast, andphage systems such as lambda o_(L) -o_(R) /cro, and (iii) modifiedrestriction enzyme systems (e.g., protein binding in the absence ofdivalent cations, see Section IV). Any protein that binds to a specificrecognition sequence may be useful in the present invention. Oneconstraining factor is the effect of the immediately adjacent sequences(the test sequences) on the affinity of the protein for its recognitionsequence. DNA:protein interactions in which there is little or no effectof the test sequences on the affinity of the protein for its cognatesite are preferable for use in the described assay; however, DNA:proteininteractions that exhibit test-sequence-dependent differential bindingmay still be useful if algorithms that compensate for the differentialaffinity are applied to the analysis of data. In general, the effect offlanking sequence composition on the binding of the protein is likely tobe correlated to the length of the recognition sequence for theDNA-binding protein. That is, the kinetics of binding for proteins withshorter recognition sequences are more likely to suffer from flankingsequence effects, while the kinetics of binding for proteins with longerrecognition sequences are more likely to not be affected by flankingsequence composition. The present disclosure provides methods andguidance for testing the usefulness of such DNA:protein interactions, inthe screening assay.

b.) The Use of UL9 Proteins in the Practice of the Present Invention.

Experiments performed in support of the present invention haveidentified a DNA:protein interaction that is particularly useful for theabove described assay: the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) UL9 protein thatbinds the HSV origin of replication (oriS). The UL9 protein has fairlystringent sequence specificity. There appear to be three binding sitesfor UL9 in oriS, SEQ ID NO:601, SEQ ID NO:602 and SEQ ID NO:615 (Elias,et al.; Stow, et al.). One sequence (SEQ ID NO:601) binds with at least10-fold higher affinity than the second sequence (SEQ ID NO:602): theembodiments described below use the higher affinity binding site (SEQ IDNO:601). Another useful UL9-binding site, alibi a lower affinity bindingsite, SEQ ID NO:641, has also been identified.

DNA:protein association reactions are performed in solution. TheDNA:protein complexes can be separated from free DNA by any of severalmethods. One particularly useful method for the initial study ofDNA:protein interactions has been visualization of binding results usingband shift gels (Example 3A). In this method DNA:protein bindingreactions are applied to polyacrylamide/TBE gels and the labelledcomplexes and free labeled DNA are separated electrophoretically. Thesegels are fixed, dried, and exposed to X-ray film. The resultingautoradiograms are examined for the amount of free probe that ismigrating separately from the DNA:protein complex. These assays include(i) a lane containing only free labeled probe, and (ii) a lane where thesample is labeled probe in the presence of a large excess of bindingprotein. The band shift assays allow visualization of the ratios betweenDNA:protein complexes and free probe. However, they are less accuratethan filter binding assays for rate-determining experiments due to thelag time between loading the gel and electrophoretic separation of thecomponents.

The filter binding method is particularly useful in determining thehalf-life for oligonucleotide:protein complexes (Example 3B). In thefilter binding assay, DNA:protein complexes are retained on a filterwhile free DNA passes through the filter. This assay method is moreaccurate for half-life determinations because the separation ofDNA:protein complexes from free probe is very rapid. The disadvantage offilter binding is that the nature of the DNA:protein complex cannot bedirectly visualized. So if, for example, the competing molecule was alsoa protein competing for the binding of a site on the DNA molecule,filter binding assays cannot differentiate between the binding of thetwo proteins nor yield information about whether one or both proteinsare binding.

C. Preparation of Full Length UL9 and UL9-COOH Polypeptides.

UL9 protein has been prepared by a number of recombinant techniques(Example 2). The full length UL9 protein has been prepared frombaculovirus infected insect cultures (Example 3A, B, and C). Further, aportion of the UL9 protein that contains the DNA-binding domain(UL9-COOH) has been cloned into a bacterial expression vector andproduced by bacterial cells (Example 3D and E). The DNA-binding domainof UL9 is contained within the C-terminal 317 amino acids of the protein(Weir, et al.). The UL9-COOH polypeptide was inserted into theexpression vector in-frame with the glutathione-S-transferase (gst)protein. The gst/UL9 fusion protein was purified using affinitychromatography (Example 3E). The vector also contained a thrombincleavage site at the junction of the two polypeptides. Therefore, oncethe fusion protein was isolated (FIG. 8, lane 2) it was treated withthrombin, cleaving the UL9-COOH/gst fusion protein from the gstpolypeptide (FIG. 8, lane 3). The UL9-COOH-gst fusion polypeptide wasobtained at a protein purity of greater than 95% as determined usingCoomassie staining.

Other hybrid proteins can be utilized to prepare DNA-binding proteins ofinterest. For example, fusing a DNA-binding protein coding sequencein-frame with a sequence encoding the thrombin site and also in-framewith the β-galactoside coding sequence. Such hybrid proteins can beisolated by affinity or immunoaffinity columns (Maniatis, et al.;Pierce, Rockford, Ill.). Further, DNA-binding proteins can be isolatedby affinity chromatography based on their ability to interact with theircognate DNA binding site. For example, the UL9 DNA-binding site (SEQ IDNO:601) can be covalently linked to a solid support (e.g.,CnBr-activated Sepharose 4B beads, Pharmacia, Piscataway N.J.), extractspassed over the support, the support washed, and the DNA-binding thenisolated from the support with a salt gradient (Kadonaga).Alternatively, other expression systems in bacteria, yeast, insect cellsor mammalian cells can be used to express adequate levels of aDNA-binding protein for use in this assay.

The results presented below in regard to the DNA-binding ability of thetruncated UL9 protein suggest that full length DNA-binding proteins arenot required for the DNA:protein assay of the present invention: only aportion of the protein containing the cognate site recognition functionmay be required. The portion of a DNA-binding protein required forDNA-binding can be evaluated using a functional binding assay (Example4A). The rate of dissociation can be evaluated (Example 4B) and comparedto that of the full length DNA-binding protein. However, any DNA-bindingpeptide, truncated or full length, may be used in the assay if it meetsthe criteria outlined in Section II.B.1, "Criteria for choosing anappropriate DNA-binding protein". This remains true whether or not thetruncated form of the DNA-binding protein has the same affinity as thefull length DNA-binding protein.

D. Functional Binding and Rate of Dissociation.

The full length UL9 and purified UL9-COOH proteins were tested forfunctional activity in "band shift" assays (see Example 4A). The bufferconditions were optimized for DNA:protein-binding (Example 4C) using theUL9-COOH polypeptide. These DNA-binding conditions also worked well forthe full-length UL9 protein. Radiolabeled oligonucleotides (SEQ IDNO:614) that contained the 11 bp UL9 DNA-binding recognition sequence(SEQ ID NO:601) were mixed with each UL9 protein in appropriate bindingbuffer. The reactions were incubated at room temperature for 10 minutes(binding occurs in less than 2 minutes) and the products were separatedelectrophoretically on non-denaturing polyacrylamide gels (Example 4A).

The degree of DNA:protein-binding could be determined from the ratio oflabeled probe present in DNA:protein complexes versus that present asfree probe. This ratio was typically determined by optical scanning ofautoradiograms and comparison of band intensities. Other standardmethods may be used as well for this determination, such asscintillation counting of excised bands. The UL9-COOH polypeptide andthe full length UL9 polypeptide, in their respective buffer conditions,bound the target oligonucleotide equally well.

The rate of dissociation was determined using competition assays. Anexcess of unlabelled oligonucleotide that contained the UL9 binding sitewas added to each reaction. This unlabelled oligonucleotide acts as aspecific inhibitor, capturing the UL9 protein as it dissociates from thelabelled oligonucleotide (Example 4B). The dissociation rate, asdetermined by a band-shift assay, for both full length UL9 and UL9-COOHwas approximately 4 hours at 4° C. or approximately 10 minutes at roomtemperature. Neither non-specific oligonucleotides (a 10,000-foldexcess) nor sheared herring sperm DNA (a 100,000-fold excess) competedfor binding with the oligonucleotide containing the UL9 binding site.

E. oriS Flanking Sequence Variation.

As mentioned above, one feature of a DNA:protein-binding system to beused in the assay of the present invention is that the DNA:proteininteraction is not affected by the nucleotide sequence of the regionsadjacent the DNA-binding site. The sensitivity of anyDNA:protein-binding reaction to the composition of the flankingsequences can be evaluated by the functional binding assay anddissociation assay described above.

To test the effect of flanking sequence variation on UL9 binding to theoriS SEQ ID NO:601 sequences oligonucleotides were constructed with20-30 different sequences (i.e., the test sequences) flanking the 5' and3' sides of the UL9 binding site. Further, oligonucleotides wereconstructed with point mutations at several positions within the UL9binding site. Most point mutations within the binding site destroyedrecognition. Several changes did not destroy recognition and theseinclude variations at sites that differ between the UL9 binding sites(SEQ ID NO:601, SEQ ID NO:602, SEQ ID NO:615 and SEQ ID NO:641): thesecond UL9 binding site (SEQ ID NO:602) shows a ten-fold decrease inUL9:DNA binding affinity (Elias, et al.) relative to the first (SEQ IDNO:601). On the other hand, sequence variation at the test site (alsocalled the test sequence), adjacent to the screening site (FIG. 5,Example 5), had virtually no effect on binding or the rate ofdissociation.

The results demonstrating that the nucleotide sequence in the test site,which flanks the screening site, has no effect on the kinetics of UL9binding in any of the oligonucleotides tested is a striking result. Thisallows the direct comparison of the effect of a DNA-binding molecule ontest oligonucleotides that contain different test sequences. Since theonly difference between test oligonucleotides is the difference innucleotide sequence at the test site(s), and since the nucleotidesequence at the test site has no effect on UL9 binding, any differentialeffect observed between the two test oligonucleotides in response to aDNA-binding molecule must be due solely to the differential interactionof the DNA-binding molecule with the test sequence(s). In this manner,the insensitivity of UL9 to the test sequences flanking the UL9 bindingsite greatly facilitates the interpretation of results. Each testoligonucleotide acts as a control sample for all other testoligonucleotides. This is particularly true when ordered sets of testsequences are tested (e.g., testing all 256 four base pair sequences(FIG. 13) for binding to a single drug).

Taken together the above experiments support that the UL9-COOHpolypeptide binds the SEQ ID NO:601 sequence with (i) appropriatestrength, (ii) an acceptable dissociation time, and (iii) indifferenceto the nucleotide sequences flanking the screening site. These featuressuggested that the UL9/oriS system could provide a versatile assay fordetection of small molecule/DNA-binding involving any number of specificnucleotide sequences.

The above-described experiment can be used to screen other DNA:proteininteractions to determine their usefulness in the present assay.

F. Small Molecules as Sequence-Specific Competitive Inhibitors.

To test the utility of the present assay system several small moleculesthat have sequence-binding preferences (i.e., a preference for AT-richversus GC-rich sequences) have been tested.

Distamycin A binds relatively weakly to DNA (K_(A) =2×10⁵ M⁻¹) with apreference for non-alternating AT-rich sequences (Jain, et al.; Sobell;Sobell, et al.). Actinomycin D binds DNA more strongly (K_(A) =7.6×10⁻⁷M⁻¹) than Distamycin A and has been reported to have a relatively strongpreference for the dinucleotide sequence dGdC (Luck, et al.; Zimmer;Wartel). Each of these molecules poses a stringent test for the assay.Distamycin A tests the sensitivity of the assay because of itsrelatively weak binding. Actinomycin D challenges the ability to utilizeflanking sequences since the UL9 recognition sequence contains a dGdCdinucleotide: therefore, it might be anticipated that all of theoligonucleotides, regardless of the test sequence flanking the assaysite, might be equally affected by actinomycin D.

In addition, Doxorubicin, a known anti-cancer agent that binds DNA in asequence-preferential manner (Chen, K-X, et al.), has been tested forpreferential DNA sequence binding using the assay of the presentinvention.

Actinomycin D, Distamycin A, and Doxorubicin have been tested for theirability to preferentially inhibit the binding of UL9 to oligonucleotidescontaining different sequences flanking the UL9 binding site (Example 6,FIG. 5). Furthermore, distamycin A and actinomycin D have been screenedagainst all possible 256 4 bp DNA sequences. Binding assays wereperformed as described in Example 5. These studies were completed underconditions in which UL9 is in excess of the DNA (i.e., most of the DNAis in DNA:protein complexes).

In the preliminary studies, distamycin A was tested with 5 differenttest sequences flanking the UL9 screening sequence: SEQ ID NO:605 to SEQID NO:609. The results shown in FIG. 10A demonstrate that Distamycin Apreferentially disrupts binding to the test sequences UL9 polyT, UL9polyA and, to a lesser extent, UL9 ATAT. FIG. 10A also shows theconcentration dependence of the inhibitory effect of distamycin A: at 1μM distamycin A most of the DNA:protein complexes are intact (top band)with free probe appearing in the UL9 polyT and UL9 polyA lanes, and somefree probe appearing in the UL9 ATAT lane; at 4 μM free probe can beseen in the UL9 polyT and UL9 polyA lanes; at 16 μM free probe can beseen in the UL9 polyT and UL9 polyA lanes; and at 40 μM the DNA:proteinin the polyT, UL9 polyA and UL9 ATAT lanes are near completely disruptedwhile some DNA:protein complexes in the other lanes persist. Theseresults were consistent with the reported preference of Distamycin A fornon-alternating AT-rich sequences.

Actinomycin D was tested with 8 different test sequences flanking theUL9 screening sequence: SEQ ID NO:605 to SEQ ID NO:609, and SEQ IDNO:611 to SEQ ID NO:613. The results shown in FIG. 10B demonstrate thatactinomycin D preferentially disrupts the binding of UL9-COOH to theoligonucleotides UL9 CCCG (SEQ ID NO:605) and UL9 GGGC (SEQ ID NO:606).These oligonucleotides contain, respectively, three or five dGdCdinucleotides in addition to the dGdC dinucleotide within the UL9recognition sequence. This result is consistent with the resultsdescribed in the literature for Actinomycin D binding to thedinucleotide sequence dGdC. Apparently the presence of a potentialpreferred target site within the screening sequence (oriS, SEQ IDNO:601), as mentioned above, does not interfere with the function of theassay.

Doxorubicin was tested with 8 different test sequences flanking the UL9screening sequence: SEQ ID NO:605 to SEQ ID NO:609, and SEQ ID NO:611 toSEQ ID NO:613. The results shown in FIG. 10C demonstrate thatDoxorubicin preferentially disrupts binding to oriEco3, the testsequence of which differs from oriEco2 by only one base (compare SEQ IDNO:612 and SEQ ID NO:613). FIG. 10C also shows the concentrationdependence of the inhibitory effect of Doxorubicin: at 15 μMDoxorubicin, the UL9 binding to the screening sequence is stronglyaffected when oriEco3 is the test sequence, and more mildly affectedwhen polyT, UL9 GGGC, or oriEco2 was the test sequence; and at 35 μMDoxorubicin most DNA:protein complexes are nearly completely disrupted,with UL9 polyT and UL9ATAT showing some DNA still complexed withprotein. Also, effects similar to those observed at 15 μM were alsoobserved using Doxorubicin at 150 nM, but at a later time point.

The feasibility studies performed with the limited set of testsequences, described above, provided evidence that the results of theassay are not inconsistent with the results reported in the literature.However, the screening of all possible 256 four base-pair sequences,using the assay of the present invention, provides a much more extensiveoverview of the sequence preferences of distamycin A and actinomycin D.

The actual ranking of values obtained from the assay, for any given testcompound, can be variable. A number of sequences can be clustered havingsimilar affinity: although absolute rank might not be determinable,relative ranks can be determined.

The results obtained in the feasibility studies with both distamycin Aand actinomycin D were corroborated by the results obtained in thescreen of all 256 sequences. In other words, the rank of theoligonucleotides remained internally consistent in the larger screen.Further, the screens of distamycin A and actinomycin D both support thegeneral hypotheses described in the literature: that is, distamycin Ahas a preference for binding AT-rich sequences while actinomycin D has apreference for binding GC-rich sequences. However, both drug screens ofall possible 4 bp sequences revealed additional characteristics thathave not been described in the literature.

Based on the data from 4 separate experiments (Examples 10 and 11; FIGS.15, 16 and 17), consensus sequences can be derived for distamycinbinding. One consensus sequence (Example 11) is relatively AT-rich,although the preference in the 4th base position is distinctly G or C.The other consensus sequence (Example 11) is relatively GC-rich, withsome of the sequences having a 75% GC-content. As noted above, the assaydata is consistent with distamycin binding data shown in the literature.

The ability of the assay to distinguish sequence binding preferenceusing weak DNA-binding molecules with relatively poorsequence-specificity (such as distamycin A) is a stringent test of theassay. Accordingly, the present assay seems well-suited for theidentification of molecules having better sequence specificity and/orhigher sequence binding affinity. Further, the results demonstratesequence preferential binding with the known anti-cancer drugDoxorubicin. This result indicates the assay may be useful for screeningmixtures for molecules displaying similar characteristics that could besubsequently tested for anti-cancer activities as well assequence-specific binding.

Other compounds that may be suitable for testing in the presentDNA:protein system or for defining alternate DNA:protein systems includethe following categories of DNA-binding molecules.

A first category of DNA-binding molecules includes non-intercalatingmajor and minor groove DNA-binding molecules. For example, two majorclasses of major groove binding molecules are DNA-binding proteins (orpeptides) and nucleic acids (or nucleic acid analogs such as those withpeptide or morpholino backbones) capable of forming triplex DNA. Thereare a number of non-intercalating minor groove DNA-binding moleculesincluding, but not limited to the following: distamycin A, netropsin,mithramycin, chromomycin and oligomycin, which are used as antitumoragents and antibiotics; and synthetic antitumor agents such as berenil,phthalanilides, aromatic bisguanylhydrazones and bisquaternary ammoniumheterocycles (for review, see Baguley, 1982). Non-intercalatingDNA-binding molecules vary greatly in structure: for example, thenetropsin-distamycin series are oligopeptides compared to thediarylamidines berenil and stilbamidine.

A second category of DNA-binding molecules includes intercalatingDNA-binding molecules. Intercalating agents are an entirely differentclass of DNA-binding molecules that have been identified as antitumortherapeutics and include molecules such as daunomycin (Chaires, et al.)and nogalomycin (Fox, et al., 1988) (see Remers, 1984).

A third category of DNA-binding molecules includes molecules that haveboth groove-binding and intercalating properties. DNA-binding moleculesthat have both intercalating and minor groove binding properties includeactinomycin D (Goodisman, et al.), echinomycin (Fox, et al. 1990),triostin A (Wang, et al.), and luzopeptin (Fox, 1988). In general, thesemolecules have one or two planar polycyclic moieties and one or twocyclic oligopeptides. Luzopeptins, for instance, contain two substitutedquinoline chromophores linked by a cyclic decadepsipeptide. They areclosely related to the quinoxaline family, which includes echinomycinand triostin A, although they luzopeptins have ten amino acids in thecyclic peptide, while the quinoxaline family members have eight aminoacids.

In addition to the major classes of DNA-binding molecules, there arealso some small inorganic molecules, such as cobalt hexamine, which isknown to induce Z-DNA formation in regions that contain repetitive GCsequences (Gessner, et al.). Another example is cisplatin,cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), which is a widely used anticancertherapeutic. Cisplatin forms a covalent intrastrand crosslink betweenthe N7 atoms of adjacent guanosines (Rice, et al.).

Furthermore, there are a few molecules, such as calichemicin, that haveunusual biochemical structures that do not fall in any of the majorcategories. Calichemicin is an antitumor antibiotic that cleaves DNA andis thought to recognize DNA sequences through carbohydrate moieties(Hawley, et al.). Several DNA-binding molecules, such as daunomycin,A447C, and cosmomycin B have sugar group, which may play a role in therecognition process.

Limited sequence preferences for some of the above drugs have beensuggested: for example, echinomycin is thought to preferentially bind tothe sequence (A/T)CGT (Fox, et al.). However, the absolute sequencepreferences of the known DNA-binding drugs have never been demonstrated.Despite the large number of publications in this field, prior to thedevelopment of the assay described herein, no methods were available fordetermining sequence preferences among all possible binding sequences.

G. Theoretical Considerations on the Concentration of Assay Components.

There are two major components in the assay, the test oligonucleotide(i.e., the test sequence) and the DNA-binding domain of UL9, which isdescribed below. A number of theoretical considerations have beenemployed in establishing the assay system. In one embodiment of theinvention, the assay is used as a mass-screening assay: in thisembodiment the smallest volumes and concentrations possible weredesirable. Each assay typically uses about 0.1-0.5 ng DNA in a 15-20 μlreaction volume (approximately 0.3-1.5 nM). The protein concentration isin excess and can be varied to increase or decrease the sensitivity ofthe assay. In the simplest scenario (stearic hindrance), where the smallmolecule is acting as a competitive inhibitor and the ratio ofDNA:protein and DNA-binding test molecule:DNA is 1:1, the systemkinetics can be described by the following equations:

    D+P⃡D:P, where k.sub.fp /k.sub.bp =K.sub.eq,p = D:P!/ D! P!

    and

    D+X⃡D:X, where k.sub.fx /k.sub.bx =K.sub.eq,x = D:X!/ D! X!

D=DNA, P=protein, X=DNA-binding molecule, k_(fp) and k_(fx) are therates of the forward reaction for the DNA:protein interaction andDNA:drug interaction, respectively, and k_(bp) and k_(bx) are the ratesof the backwards reactions for the respective interactions.

Brackets, !, indicate molar concentration of the components.

In the assay, both the protein, P, and the DNA-binding molecule or drug,X, are competing for the DNA. If stearic hindrance is the mechanism ofinhibition, the assumption can be made that the two molecules arecompeting for the same site. When the concentration of DNA equals theconcentration of the DNA:drug or DNA:protein complex, the equilibriumbinding constant, K_(eq), is equal to the reciprocal of the proteinconcentration (1/ P!). When all three components are mixed together, therelationship between the drug and the protein can be described as:

    K.sub.eq,p =z(K.sub.eq,x)

where "z" defines the difference in affinity for the DNA between P andX. For example, if z=4, then the affinity of the drug is 4-fold lowerthan the affinity of the protein for the DNA molecule. The concentrationof X, therefore, must be 4-fold greater than the concentration of P, tocompete equally for the DNA molecule. Thus, the equilibrium affinityconstant of UL9 will define the minimum level of detection with respectto the concentration and/or affinity of the drug. Low affinityDNA-binding molecules will be detected only at high concentrations;likewise, high affinity molecules can be detected at relatively lowconcentrations. With certain test sequences, complete inhibition of UL9binding at markedly lower concentrations than indicated by theseanalyses have been observed, probably indicating that certain sitesamong those chosen for feasibility studies have affinities higher thanpreviously published. Note that relatively high concentrations of knowndrugs can be utilized for testing sequence specificity. In addition, thebinding constant of UL9 can be readily lowered by altering the pH orsalt concentration in the assay if it ever becomes desirable to screenfor molecules that are found at low concentration (e.g., in afermentation broth or extract).

The system kinetic analysis becomes more complex if more than oneprotein or drug molecule is bound by each DNA molecule. As an example,if UL9 binds as a dimer,

    D+2P⃡DP.sub.2

then the affinity constant becomes dependent on the square of theprotein concentration:

    K= DP.sub.2 !/ D! P!.sup.2

The same reasoning holds true for the DNA-binding test molecule, X; if,

    D+2X⃡DX.sub.2

then the affinity constant becomes dependent on the square of theprotein concentration:

    K= DX.sub.2 !/ D! X!.sup.2

Similarly, if the molar ratio of DNA to DNA-binding test molecule was1:3, the affinity constant would be dependent on the cube of the drugconcentration.

Experimentally, the ratio of molar components can be determined. Giventhe chemical equation:

    xD+yP⃡D.sub.x P.sub.y,

the affinity constant may be described as

    K= D.sub.x P.sub.y !/ D!.sup.x  P!.sup.y

where ! indicates concentration, D=DNA, P=protein, x=number of DNAmolecules per DNA:protein complex, and y=number of protein molecules perDNA:protein complex. By determining the ratio of DNA:protein complex tofree DNA, one can solve for x and y:

if x_(total) =X_(free) +X_(bound) ;

if a=the fraction of DNA that is free, then the fraction of DNA that isbound can be described as 1-a;

and if x_(bound) :x_(free) (the ratio of DNA:protein complex to freeDNA) is known for more than one DNA concentration. This is because theaffinity constant should not vary at different DNA concentrations.Therefore,

    K.sub.D:P, D1! =K.sub.D:P, D2!.

Substituting the right side of the equation above,

     D1.sub.x P.sub.y !/ D1!.sup.x  P!.sup.y = D2.sub.x P.sub.y !/ D2!.sup.x  P!.sup.y.

Because the concentration of components in the assay can be varied andare known, the molar ratio of the components can be determined.Therefore, D1_(x) P_(y) ! and D2_(x) P_(y) ! can be described as (1-a₁)x₁ ! and (1-a₂) x₂ !, respectively, and D1! and D2! can be described as(a₁) x₁ ! and (a₂) x₂ !, respectively. P! remains constant and isdescribed as (y)-(y/x) (1-a) (x), where y is the total proteinconcentration and (y/x) (1-a)(x) is the protein complexed with DNA.

The system kinetic analyses become more complex if the inhibition isallosteric (non-competitive inhibition) rather than competition bystearic hindrance. Nonetheless, the probability that the relative effectof an inhibitor on different test sequences is due to its relative anddifferential affinity to the different test sequences is fairly high.This is particularly true in the assays in which all sequences within anordered set (e.g., possible sequences of a given length or all possiblevariations of a certain base composition and defined length) are tested.In short, if the effect of inhibition in the assay is particularlystrong for a single sequence, then it is likely that the inhibitor bindsthat particular sequence with higher affinity than any of the othersequences. Furthermore, while it may be difficult to determine theabsolute affinity of the inhibitor, the relative affinities have a highprobability of being reasonably accurate. This information will be mostuseful in facilitating, for instance, the refinement of molecularmodeling systems.

H. The Use of the Assay under Conditions of Very High ProteinConcentration.

When the screening protein is added to the assay system at very highconcentrations (i.e., high enough to force binding to non-specificsites--the protein binds to non-specific sites on the oligonucleotide aswell as the screening sequence). This has been demonstrated using bandshift gels: when serial dilutions are made of the protein and mixed witha fixed concentration of oligonucleotide, no binding (as seen by a bandshift) is observed at very low dilutions (e.g., 1:100,000), a singleband shift is observed at moderate dilutions (e.g., 1:100) and a smear,migrating higher than the single band observed at moderate dilutions, isobserved at high concentrations of protein (e.g., 1:10). The observationof a smear is indicative of a mixed population of complexes, all ofwhich presumably have the screening protein binding to the screeningsequence with high affinity, but in addition have a larger number ofproteins bound with markedly lower affinity to other sites.

Some of the low affinity binding proteins are likely bound to the testsequence. For example, when using the UL9-based system, the low affinitybinding proteins are likely UL9 or less likelyglutathione-S-transferase: these are the only proteins in the assaymixture. These proteins are significantly more sensitive to interferenceby a molecule binding to the test sequence for two reasons. First, theinterference is likely to be by direct stearic hinderance and does notrely on induced conformational changes in the DNA; secondly, the proteinis a low affinity binding protein because the test site is not acognate-binding sequence. In the case of UL9, the difference in affinitybetween the low affinity binding and the high affinity binding appearsto be at least two orders of magnitude.

The filter binding assays capture more DNA:protein complexes when moreprotein is bound to the DNA. The relative results are accurate, butunder moderate protein concentrations, not all of the bound DNA (asdemonstrated by band shift assays) will bind to the filter unless thereis more than one DNA:protein complex per oligonucleotide (e.g., in thecase of UL9, more than one UL9:DNA complex). This makes the assayexquisitely sensitive under conditions of high protein concentration.For instance, when actinomycin binds DNA at a test site under conditionswhere there is one DNA:UL9 complex per oligonucleotide, a preference forbinding GC-rich oligonucleotides has been observed; under conditions ofhigh protein concentration, where more than one DNA:UL9 complex is foundper oligonucleotide, this binding preference is even more apparent.These results suggest that the effect of actinomycin D on a test sitethat is weakly bound by protein may be more readily detected than theeffect of actinomycin D on the adjacent screening sequence. Therefore,employing high protein concentrations may increase the sensitivity ofthe assay.

III. Amplification-Based Selection Technique to Determine the SequencePreferences of DNA-Binding Molecules.

A. Design of Test Oligonucleotides.

The above-described assay can be coupled to amplification methods (inone embodiment, polymerase chain reaction (Mullis, et al.; Mullis;Innis, et al.)) to achieve identification of the sequences to whichbinding of a test molecule is most preferred.

In this embodiment of the present invention, a double stranded testoligonucleotide is synthesized that contains the following elements:

(i) the binding site for a DNA-binding protein (for example, UL9), i.e.,the screening site,

(ii) adjacent the screening site, a test site composed of more than twobase pairs and preferably less than 20 base pairs (most preferably 4-12bases), and

(iii) means to isolate selected sequences for amplification, such as asufficient number of bases flanking the test site sequences to functionas priming sites for polymerase chain reaction amplification orrestriction sites useful to facilitate cloning.

Priming sites can also be used as primer binding sites for dideoxysequencing reactions and may contain restriction endonuclease cleavagesites to facilitate cloning manipulations.

The double-stranded test oligonucleotide can be generated bysecond-strand synthesis using a primer complementary to the priming siteat the 3' end of the top-strand of the test oligonucleotide.Alternatively, both strands can be generated by other means, such aschemical synthesis, and the double-stranded test oligonucleotides can begenerated by hybridization of the strands.

An example of one such a test oligonucleotide is shown in FIG. 29A (SEQID NO:630, SEQ ID NO:631 and SEQ ID NO:632). A specific example of atest oligonucleotide is shown in FIG. 29B (SEQ ID NO:633), where X=4.All possible 256 four base pair sequences are represented at equimolarlevels within the pool of oligonucleotides generated by this sequencedesign.

Another example of such a test oligonucleotide sequence is shown in FIG.29C (SEQ ID NO:634), for an 8 base pair test sequence. In this pool ofmixed sequences, all possible 8 base pair sequences (4⁸ =65,536) arepresent in equimolar amounts.

A second set of test oligonucleotides may be constructed in which thetest site is placed on the other side of the DNA-binding proteinrecognition site (e.g., FIG. 29D, SEQ ID NO:635).

For any single-stranded test oligonucleotide pool, the single-strandedmolecules are annealed to a primer and the bottom strands areenzymatically synthesized by primer extension reactions. One advantageof using the assay/amplification PCR-cycling embodiment of the presentinvention is that it is convenient to work with larger test sequences inthis embodiment. This protocol is geared to determining the highestaffinity binding sequences and is not capable of determining the rank ofall test sequences nor of identifying low affinity binding sites: suchranking can be determined by screening individual sequences as describedabove.

B. Applying the Assay to the Mixed Pools of Test Oligonucleotides.

Using double-stranded test oligonucleotides, such as those justdescribed, the basic assay is performed essentially as described above(Section I): typically without the use of radioactive detection systems.As previously discussed, a number of DNA:protein interactions may beused in this assay system. One example of such a system is theinteraction of the DNA-binding domain of UL9 (or UL9-COOH) with itscognate recognition sequence.

In this embodiment of the present invention, UL9-COOH is added to thetest oligonucleotide pool (for example, 256 four base pair sequences arerepresented at equimolar levels within the pool of oligonucleotidesdescribed above) in UL9 binding buffer. DNA-binding molecules are testedfor the ability to differentially disrupt the binding of the UL9DNA:protein complex by binding to the test sequence. After the additionof the test molecule or test mixture (e.g., a fermentation broth orfungal extract), the assay mixture is incubated for a desired time, thenpassed through a nitrocellulose filter. DNA:protein (such as DNA:UL9)complexes are captured on the filter. DNA that is not bound by proteinpasses through the filter (i.e., the filtrate) (step 1). The volume ofthe assay is adjusted to accommodate the amount required for thefiltering process: that is, taking into consideration the lossesincurred during the filtering process.

C. Amplification.

In one embodiment, the DNA present in the filtrate is amplified usingthe polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology (Mullis; Mullis, et al.;Perkin Elmer-Cetus). An aliquot of the resulting PCR-amplified materialis cycled through the DNA:protein binding assay again (step 2), thenPCR-amplified again (step 3). Steps 1-3 are repeated several times usingeach subsequent filtrate. After each PCR amplification, part of thePCR-amplified material is retained for sequencing analysis. The resultof the repeated cyclings through the assay/amplification process is thatthe test oligonucleotide sequences that are amplified contain testsequences that are preferred binding sites for the test molecules.Through subsequent rounds of assay/amplification, these oligonucleotidesare amplified to represent a larger and larger percent of the totalpopulation of amplified DNA molecules.

In addition to PCR, the DNA present in the filtrate can be amplified byother methods as well. For example, the DNA present in the filtrate canbe cloned into a selected vector (such as, phage vectors, e.g.,lambda-based, or standard cloning vectors, e.g., pBR322- or pUC-based).The cloned sequences are then transformed into an appropriate hostorganism in which the selected vector can replicate (for example,bacteria or yeast). The transformed host organism is cultured withconcurrent amplification of the vectors containing the cloned sequences.The vectors are then isolated by standard procedures (Maniatis, et al.;Sambrook, et al.; Ausubel, et al.). Typically, the cloned sequences,originally obtained from the DNA filtrate, are obtained from the vectorby restriction endonuclease digestion and size-fractionation (forexample, electrophoretic separation of the digestion products followedby electroelution of the cloned sequences of interest) (Ausubel, etal.). These isolated amplified test oligonucleotide sequences can thenbe recycled through subsequent rounds of assay/amplification asdescribed above.

In another embodiment, the oligonucleotide sequences present in theoriginal DNA filtrate can be isolated, sequenced and amplified by invitro synthesis of copies of the oligonucleotides.

D. Sequencing of Amplified DNA.

Samples from each cycle are sequenced using, for example, radio-labeledprimers and dideoxy sequencing methodologies (Sanger) or the chemicalmethodologies outlined by Maxam and Gilbert. If the amplified sequencesare not sufficiently resolved to obtain a unambiguous sequenceinformation, then the DNA is further purified and sequenced. Forexample, the DNA is cleaved at the restriction endonuclease sites withinthe primer sequences and subcloned into a convenient sequencing vector,such as "BLUESCRIPT" (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). The sequencingvectors carrying the amplified inserts are transformed into bacteria.The resulting cloned vectors are isolated and sequenced (in the case of"BLUESCRIPT," using the commercially available primers and protocols).

IV. Modifications of Test Oligonucleotides and other Useful DNA:ProteinInteractions

One class of DNA:protein interactions that may be useful in the assay ofthe present invention is the restriction endonuclease:restriction siteclass of DNA:protein interactions. In the absence of divalent cations,restriction endonucleases bind DNA but have no enzymatic activity(cleavage of DNA does not take place without divalent cations). Thisallows the assay of the present invention to be performed using arestriction endonuclease with its cognate binding site as the screeningsequence. The use of the restriction endonuclease:restriction siteinteraction as the basis of the present assay is described in greaterdetail in Section VI.B.4(c).

The test oligonucleotides of the present invention can be modified tocontain two different DNA:protein screening systems, i.e., two differentscreening sequences with their respective cognate binding proteins. Inthe assay described above, the UL9 screening sequence lies on one sideof and immediately adjacent to the test sequence. A second screeningsequence, such as, a restriction endonuclease recognition sequence(restriction site), can be introduced immediately adjacent to the otherside of the test sequence.

Several restriction enzymes may recognize the same restriction site.These enzymes are not identical, however, in that the cleavage sites maybe at the 5' end, the center, or the 3' end of the recognition sequence.For this reason, a restriction site that is recognized by more than onerestriction enzyme may be incorporated adjacent to the test site. Thisallows a single pool of test oligonucleotides to be used in assaysemploying three different DNA:protein interactions: the screeningsequence has the same sequence but the restriction endonuclease used inthe assay system is different in each case. Using this method to designtest oligonucleotides, the UL9 screening sequence may be placed on oneside of a test sequence and a restriction site screening sequence(having three cognate binding proteins) may be placed on the other sideof the test sequence. Such a test oligonucleotide construction allows 4different DNA:protein assay interaction systems to be employed with asingle pool of test sequences.

One example of test oligonucleotides using several different DNA:proteininteraction systems are shown in FIG. 30. The top strands of the pool oftest oligonucleotides shown in FIG. 30 have 6 base pair test sequences(NNNNNN) and represent synthetic pools of all possible 4096 testsequences. The remainder of the nucleotide sequence is fixed. The testoligonucleotides contain the UL9 recognition sequence, 5'-CGTTCGCACTT-3'(SEQ ID NO:601) (underlined) on one side of the test sequence and arestriction endonuclease binding sequence, 5'-GGTACC-3' (bold), on theother side of the test site. The restriction endonuclease recognitionsequence is recognized by the three different restriction endonucleasesAsp718, RsaI and KpnI. In FIG. 30 the UL9 binding site (screeningsequence) is located 3' of the test sequence: the UL9 binding site(screening sequence) can also be located 5' of the test sequence.

The shorter sequences shown above the 5' and 3' ends of the testoligonucleotides are primer sequences useful for sequencing and PCRamplification. The primer sequences contain commonly used restrictionendonuclease sites for the purpose of subcloning into sequencingvectors.

Performing the assay with two or more different protein/screeningsequence systems allows the confirmation of putative high affinitybinding between a test compound and specific test sequences.

Alternatively, since there is no assurance that a test molecule thatbinds the test sequence will have the same effect on protein binding atboth adjacent flanking sequences, simultaneous use of both test systemsmay reduce the number of false negatives detected in an assay. Forexample, a test molecule that does not affect the binding of protein atone screening site but may effect the binding of a different protein atthe other screening site.

V. Capture/Detection Systems.

As an alternative to the above described band shift gels and filterbinding assays, the measurement of inhibitors can be monitored bymeasuring either the level of unbound DNA in the presence of testmolecules or mixtures or the level of DNA:protein complex remaining inthe presence of test molecules or mixtures. Measurements may be madeeither at equilibrium or, in a kinetic assay, prior to the time at whichequilibrium is reached. The type of measurement is likely to be dictatedby practical factors, such as the length of time to equilibrium, whichwill be determined by both the kinetics of the DNA:protein interactionas well as the kinetics of the DNA:drug interaction. The results (i.e.,the detection of DNA-binding molecules and/or the determination of theirsequence preferences) should not vary with the type of measurement taken(kinetic or equilibrium).

FIG. 2 illustrates an assay for detecting inhibitory molecules based ontheir ability to preferentially hinder the binding of a DNA-bindingprotein. In the presence of an inhibitory molecule (X) the equilibriumbetween the DNA-binding protein and its binding site (screeningsequence) is disrupted. The DNA-binding protein (O) is displaced fromDNA (/) in the presence of inhibitor (X), the DNA free of protein or,alternatively, the DNA:protein complexes, can then be captured anddetected.

For maximum sensitivity, unbound DNA and DNA:protein complexes should besequestered from each other in an efficient and rapid manner. The methodof DNA capture should allow for the rapid removal of the unbound DNAfrom he protein-rich mixture containing the DNA:protein complexes.

Even if the test molecules are specific in their interaction with DNAthey may have relatively low affinity and they may also be weak bindersof non-specific DNA or have non-specific interactions with DNA at lowconcentrations. In either case, their binding to DNA may only betransient, much like the transient binding of the protein in solution.Accordingly, one feature of the assay is to take a molecular snapshot ofthe equilibrium state of a solution comprised of the testoligonucleotide DNA, the protein, and the inhibitory test molecule. Inthe presence of an inhibitor, the amount of DNA that is not bound toprotein will be greater than in the absence of an inhibitor. Likewise,in the presence of an inhibitor, the amount of DNA that is bound toprotein will be lesser than in the absence of an inhibitor.

Any method used to separate the DNA:protein complexes from unbound DNA,should be rapid, because when the capture system is applied to thesolution (if the capture system is irreversible), the ratio of unboundDNA to DNA:protein complex will change at a predetermined rate, basedpurely on the off-rate of the DNA:protein complex. This step, therefore,determines the limits of background. Unlike the protein and inhibitor,the capture system should bind rapidly and tightly to the DNA orDNA:protein complex. The longer the capture system is left in contactwith the entire mixture of unbound DNA and DNA:protein complexes insolution, the higher the background, regardless of the presence orabsence of inhibitor.

Two exemplary capture systems are described below for use in the assayof the present invention. One capture system has been devised to captureunbound DNA (Section V.A). The other has been devised to captureDNA:protein complexes (Section V.B). Both systems are amenable to highthroughput screening assays. The same detection methods (Section V.C)can be applied to molecules captured using either capture system.

A. Capture of Unbound DNA.

One capture system that has been developed in the course of experimentsperformed in support of the present invention utilizes astreptavidin/biotin interaction for the rapid capture of unbound DNAfrom the protein-rich mixture, which includes unbound DNA, DNA:proteincomplexes, excess protein and the test molecules or test mixtures.Streptavidin binds with extremely high affinity to biotin (K_(d) =10⁻⁵M) (Chaiet, et al.; Green). Accordingly, two advantages of thestreptavidin/biotin system are that binding between the two moleculescan be rapid and the interaction is the strongest known non-covalentinteraction.

In this detection system a biotin molecule is covalently attached in theoligonucleotide screening sequence (i.e., the DNA-binding protein'sbinding site). This attachment is accomplished in such a manner that thebinding of the DNA-binding protein to the DNA is not destroyed. Further,when the protein is bound to the biotinylated sequence, the proteinprevents the binding of streptavidin to the biotin. In other words, theDNA-binding protein is able to protect the biotin from being recognizedby the streptavidin. This DNA:protein interaction is illustrated in FIG.3.

The capture system is described herein for use with the UL9/oriS systemdescribed above. The following general testing principles can, however,be applied to analysis of other DNA:protein interactions. The usefulnessof this system depends on the biophysical characteristics of theparticular DNA:protein interaction.

1. Modification of the Protein Recognition Sequence with Biotin.

The recognition sequence for the binding of the UL9 (Koff, et al.)protein is underlined in FIG. 4. Oligonucleotides were synthesized thatcontain the UL9 binding site and site-specifically biotinylated a numberof locations throughout the binding sequence (SEQ ID NO:614; Example 1,FIG. 4). These biotinylated oligonucleotides were then used in bandshift assays to determine the ability of the UL9 protein to bind to theoligonucleotide. These experiments using the biotinylated probe and anon-biotinylated probe as a control demonstrate that the presence of abiotin at the #8-T (biotinylated deoxyuridine) position of the bottomstrand meets the requirements listed above: the presence of a biotinmoiety at the #8 position of the bottom strand does not markedly affectthe specificity of UL9 for the recognition site. Further, in thepresence of bound UL9, streptavidin does not recognize the presence ofthe biotin moiety in the oligonucleotide. Biotinylation at other A or Tpositions did not have the two necessary characteristics (i.e., UL9binding and protection from streptavidin): biotinylation at theadenosine in position #8, of the top strand, prevented the binding ofUL9; biotinylation of either adenosines or thymidines (top or bottomstrand) at positions #3, #4, #10, or #11 all allowed binding of UL9, butin each case, streptavidin also was able to recognize the presence ofthe biotin moiety and thereby bind the oligonucleotide in the presenceof UL9.

The above result (the ability of UL9 to bind to an oligonucleotidecontaining a biotin within the recognition sequence and to protect thebiotin from streptavidin) was unexpected in that methylationinterference data (Koff, et al.) suggest that methylation of thedeoxyguanosine residues at positions #7 and #9 of the recognitionsequence (on either side of the biotinylated deoxyuridine) blocks UL9binding. In these methylation interference experiments, guanosines aremethylated by dimethyl sulfate at the N⁷ position, which correspondsstructurally to the 5-position of the pyrimidine ring at which thedeoxyuridine is biotinylated. These moieties all protrude into the majorgroove of the DNA. The methylation interference data suggest that the #7and #9 position deoxyguanosines are contact points for UL9, it wastherefore unexpected that the presence of a biotin moiety between themwould not interfere with binding.

The binding of the full length protein was relatively unaffected by thepresence of a biotin at position #8 within the UL9 binding site. Therate of dissociation was similar for full length UL9 with bothbiotinylated and un-biotinylated oligonucleotides. However, the rate ofdissociation of the truncated UL9-COOH polypeptide was faster with thebiotinylated oligonucleotides than with non-biotinylatedoligonucleotides (for non-biotinylated oligonucleotides the ratecomparable to that of the full length protein with either DNA).

The binding conditions were optimized for UL9-COOH so that the half-lifeof the truncated UL9 from the biotinylated oligonucleotide was 5-10minutes (optimized conditions are given in Example 4), a rate compatiblewith a mass screening assay. The use of multi-well plates to conduct theDNA:protein assay of the present invention is one approach to massscreening.

2. Capture of Site-Specific Biotinylated Oligonucleotides.

The streptavidin:biotin interaction can be employed in several differentways to remove unbound DNA from the solution containing the DNA,protein, and test molecule or mixture. Magnetic polystyrene or agarosebeads, to which streptavidin is covalently attached or attached througha covalently attached biotin, can be exposed to the solution for a briefperiod, then removed by use, respectively, of magnets or a filter mesh.Magnetic streptavidinated beads are currently the method of choice.Streptavidin has been used in many of these experiments, but avidin isequally useful.

An example of a second method for the removal of unbound DNA is toattach streptavidin to a filter by first linking biotin to the filter,binding streptavidin, then blocking nonspecific protein binding sites onthe filter with a nonspecific protein such as albumin. The mixture isthen passed through the filter, unbound DNA is captured and the boundDNA passes through the filter. This method can give high background dueto partial retention of the DNA:protein complex on the filter.

One convenient method to sequester captured DNA is the use ofstreptavidin-conjugated superparamagnetic polystyrene beads as describedin Example 7. These beads are added to the assay mixture to capture theunbound DNA. After capture of DNA, the beads can be retrieved by placingthe reaction tubes in a magnetic rack, which sequesters the beads on thereaction chamber wall while the assay mixture is removed and the beadsare washed. The captured DNA is then detected using one of several DNAdetection systems, as described below.

Alternatively, avidin-coated agarose beads can be used. Biotinylatedagarose beads (immobilized D-biotin, Pierce) are bound to avidin.Avidin, like streptavidin, has four binding sites for biotin. One ofthese binding sites is used to bind the avidin to the biotin that iscoupled to the agarose beads via a 16 atom spacer arm: the other biotinbinding sites remain available. The beads are mixed with bindingmixtures to capture biotinylated DNA (Example 7). Alternative methods(Harlow, et al.) to the bead capture methods just described include thefollowing streptavidinated or avidinated supports: low-protein bindingfilters, or 96-well plates.

B. Capture of DNA:Protein Complexes.

The amount of DNA:protein complex remaining in the assay mixture in thepresence of an inhibitory molecule can also be determined as a measureof the relative effect of the inhibitory molecule. A net decrease in theamount of DNA:protein complex in response to a test molecule is anindication of the presence of an inhibitor. DNA molecules that are boundto protein can be captured on nitrocellulose filters. Under low saltconditions, DNA that is not bound to protein freely passes through thefilter. Thus, by passing the assay mixture rapidly through anitrocellulose filter, the DNA:protein complexes and unbound DNAmolecules can be rapidly separated. This has been accomplished onnitrocellulose discs using a vacuum filter apparatus or on slot blot ordot blot apparatuses (all of which are available from Schleicher andSchuell, Keene, N.H.). The assay mixture is applied to and rapidlypasses through the wetted nitrocellulose under vacuum conditions. Anyapparatus employing nitrocellulose filters or other filters capable ofretaining protein while allowing free DNA to pass through the filterwould be suitable for this system.

C. Detection Systems.

For either of the above capture methods, the amount of DNA that has beencaptured is quantitated. The method of quantitation depends on how theDNA has been prepared. If the DNA is radioactively labelled, beads canbe counted in a scintillation counter, or autoradiographs can be takenof dried gels or nitrocellulose filters. The amount of DNA has beenquantitated in the latter case by a densitometer (Molecular Dynamics,Sunnyvale, Calif.); alternatively, filters or gels containingradiolabeled samples can be quantitated using a phosphoimager (MolecularDynamics). Further, the captured DNA may be detected using achemiluminescent or calorimetric detection system.

Radiolabelling and chemiluminescence (i) are very sensitive, allowingthe detection of sub-femtomole quantities of oligonucleotide, and (ii)use well-established techniques. In the case of chemiluminescentdetection, protocols have been devised to accommodate the requirementsof a mass-screening assay. Non-isotopic DNA detection techniques haveprincipally incorporated alkaline phosphatase as the detectable labelgiven the ability of the enzyme to give a high turnover of substrate toproduct and the availability of substrates that yield chemiluminescentor colored products.

1. Radioactive Labeling.

Many of the experiments described above for UL9 DNA:protein-bindingstudies have made use of radio-labelled oligonucleotides. The techniquesinvolved in radiolabelling of oligonucleotides have been discussedabove. A specific activity of 10⁸ -10⁹ dpm per μg DNA is routinelyachieved using standard methods (e.g., end-labeling the oligonucleotidewith adenosine γ- ³² P!-5' triphosphate and T4 polynucleotide kinase).This level of specific activity allows small amounts of DNA to bemeasured either by autoradiography of gels or filters exposed to film orby direct counting of samples in scintillation fluid.

2. Chemiluminescent Detection.

For chemiluminescent detection, digoxigenin-labelled oligonucleotides(Example 1) can be detected using the chemiluminescent detection system"SOUTHERN LIGHTS," developed by Tropix, Inc. (Bedord, Mass.). Thedetection system is diagrammed in FIGS. 11A and 11B. The technique canbe applied to detect DNA that has been captured on either beads,filters, or in solution.

Alkaline phosphatase is coupled to the captured DNA without interferingwith the capture system. To do this several methods, derived fromcommonly used ELISA (Harlow, et al.; Pierce, Rockford, Ill.) techniques,can be employed. For example, an antigenic moiety is incorporated intothe DNA at sites that will not interfere with (i) the DNA:proteininteraction, (ii) the DNA:drug interaction, or (iii) the capture system.In the UL9 DNA:protein/biotin system the DNA has been end-labelled withdigoxigenin-11-dUTP (dig-dUTP) and terminal transferase (Example 1, FIG.4). After the DNA was captured and removed from the DNA:protein mixture,an anti-digoxigenin-alkaline phosphatase conjugated antibody was thenreacted (Boehringer Mannheim, Indianapolis IN) with thedigoxigenin-containing oligonucleotide. The antigenic digoxigenin moietywas recognized by the antibody-enzyme conjugate. The presence ofdig-dUTP altered neither the ability of UL9-COOH protein to bind theoriS (SEQ ID NO:601)-containing DNA nor the ability of streptavidin tobind the incorporated biotin.

Captured DNA was detected using the alkaline phosphatase-conjugatedantibodies to digoxigenin as follows. One chemiluminescent substrate foralkaline phosphataseis3-(2'-spiroadamantane)-4-methoxy-4-(3"-phosphoryloxy)phenyl-1,2-dioxetane disodium salt (AMPPD) (Example 7).Dephosphorylation of AMPPD results in an unstable compound, whichdecomposes, releasing a prolonged, steady emission of light at 477 nm.Light measurement is very sensitive and can detect minute quantities ofDNA (e.g., 10² -10³ attomoles) (Example 7).

Colorimetric substrates for the alkaline phosphatase system have alsobeen tested. While the colorimetric substrates are useable in thepresent assay system, use of the light emission system is moresensitive.

An alternative to the above biotin capture system is to use digoxigeninin place of biotin to modify the oligonucleotide at a site protected bythe DNA-binding protein at the assay site: biotin is then used toreplace the digoxigenin moieties in the above described detectionsystem. In this arrangement the anti-digoxigenin antibody is used tocapture the oligonucleotide probe when it is free of bound protein.Streptavidin conjugated to alkaline phosphatase is then used to detectthe presence of captured oligonucleotides.

D. Alternative Methods for Detecting Molecules that Increase theAffinity of the DNA-Binding Protein for its Cognate Site.

In addition to identifying molecules or compounds that cause a decreasedaffinity of the DNA-binding protein for the screening sequence,molecules may be identified that increase the affinity of the proteinfor its cognate binding site. In this case, leaving the capture systemfor unbound DNA in contact with the assay for increasing amounts of timeallows the establishment of a fixed half-life for the DNA:proteincomplex (for example, using SEQ ID NO:601/UL9). In the presence of astabilizing molecule, the half-life, as detected by the capture systemtime points, will be shortened.

Using the capture system for DNA:protein complexes to detect moleculesthat increase the affinity of the DNA-binding protein for the screeningsequence requires that an excess of unlabeled oligonucleotide containingthe UL9 binding site (but not the test sequences) is added to the assaymixture. This is, in effect, an off-rate experiment. In this case, thecontrol sample (no test molecules or mixtures added) will show a fixedoff-rate. For example, samples would be taken at fixed intervals afterthe addition of the unlabeled competition DNA molecule, applied tonitrocellulose, and a decreasing amount of radiolabeled DNA:proteincomplex would be observed). In the presence of a DNA-binding testmolecule that enhanced the binding of UL9, the off-rate would bedecreased (i.e., the amount of radiolabeled DNA:protein complexesobserved would not decrease as rapidly at the fixed time points as inthe control sample).

VI. Utility.

A. The Usefulness of Sequence-Specific DNA-Binding Molecules.

The present invention defines a high through-put in vitro screeningassay to test large libraries of biological or chemical mixtures for thepresence of DNA-binding molecules having sequence binding preference.The assay is also capable of determining the sequence-specificity andrelative affinity of known DNA-binding molecules or purified unknownDNA-binding molecules. Sequence-specific DNA-binding molecules are ofparticular interest for several reasons, which are listed here. Thesereasons, in part, outline the rationale for determining the usefulnessof DNA-binding molecules as therapeutic agents:

First, for a given DNA:protein interaction, there are generally severalthousands fewer target DNA-binding sequences per cell than proteinmolecules that bind to the DNA. Accordingly, even fairly toxic moleculesmight be delivered in sufficiently low concentration to exert abiological effect by binding to the target DNA sequences.

Second, DNA has a relatively more well-defined structure compared to RNAor protein. Since the general structure of DNA has less tertiarystructural variation, identifying or designing specific bindingmolecules should be easier for DNA than for either RNA or protein.Double-stranded DNA is a repeating structure of deoxyribonucleotidesthat stack atop one another to form a linear helical structure. In thismanner, DNA has a regularly repeating "lattice" structure that makes itparticularly amenable to molecular modeling refinements and hence, drugdesign and development.

Third, since many single genes (i.e., genes which have only 1 or 2copies in the cell) are transcribed into more than one, potentially asmany as thousands of RNA molecules, each of which may be translated intomany proteins, targeting any DNA site, whether it is a regulatorysequence, non-coding sequence or a coding sequence, may require a muchlower drug dose than targeting RNAs or proteins. Proteins (e.g.,enzymes, receptors, or structural proteins) are currently the targets ofmost therapeutic agents. More recently, RNA molecules have become thetargets for antisense or ribozyme therapeutic molecules.

Fourth, blocking the function of a RNA that encodes a protein or of theprotein itself when that protein regulates several cellular genes mayhave detrimental effects: particularly if some of the regulated genesare important for the survival of the cell. However, blocking aDNA-binding site that is specific to a single gene regulated by such aprotein results in reduced toxicity.

An example situation is HNF-1 binding to Hepatitis B virus (HBV): HNF-1binds an HBV enhancer sequence and stimulates transcription of HBV genes(Chang, et al.). In a normal cell HNF-1 is a nuclear protein thatappears to be important for the regulation of many genes, particularlyliver-specific genes (Courtois, et al.). If molecules were isolated thatspecifically bound to the DNA-binding domain of HNF-1, all of the genesregulated by HNF-1 would be down-regulated, including both viral andcellular genes. Such a drug could be lethal since many of the genesregulated by HNF-1 may be necessary for liver function. However, theassay of the present invention presents the ability to screen for amolecule that could distinguish the HNF-1 binding region of theHepatitis B virus DNA from cellular HNF-1 sites by, for example,including divergent flanking sequences when screening for the molecule.Such a molecule would specifically block HBV expression withouteffecting cellular gene expression.

B. General Applications of the Assay.

General applications of the assay include but are not limited to:screening libraries of unknown chemicals, either biological or syntheticcompounds, for sequence-specific DNA-binding molecules, determining thesequence-specificity or preference and/or relative affinities ofDNA-binding molecules, testing of modified derivatives of DNA-bindingmolecules for altered specificity or affinity, using the assay insecondary confirmatory or mechanistic experiments, using the datagenerated from the above applications to refine the predictivecapabilities of molecular modeling systems, and using the refinedmolecular modeling systems to generate a new "alphabet" of DNA-bindingsubunits that can be polymerized to make novel heteropolymers designedde novo to bind specific DNA target sites.

1. Mass-Screening of Libraries for the Presence of Sequence-SpecificDNA-Binding Molecules.

Many organizations (e.g., the National Institutes of Health,pharmaceutical and chemical corporations) have large libraries ofchemical or biological compounds from synthetic processes orfermentation broths or extracts that may contain as yet unidentifiedDNA-binding molecules. One utility of the assay is to apply the assaysystem to the mass-screening of these libraries of different broths,extracts, or mixtures to detect the specific samples that contain theDNA-binding molecules. Once the specific mixtures that contain theDNA-binding molecules have been identified, the assay has a furtherusefulness in aiding in the purification of the DNA-binding moleculefrom the crude mixture. As purification schemes are applied to themixture, the assay can be used to test the fractions for DNA-bindingactivity. The assay is amenable to high throughput (e.g., a 96-wellplate format automated on robotics equipment such as a Beckman Biomekworkstation Beckman, Palo Alto, Calif.! with detection usingsemi-automated plate-reading densitometers, luminometers, orphosphoimagers).

The concentration of protein used in mass-screening is determined by thesensitivity desired. The screening of known compounds, as described inSection

VI.B.2, is typically performed in protein excess at a proteinconcentration high enough to produce 90-95% of the DNA bound inDNA:protein complex. The assay is very sensitive to discriminatoryinhibition at this protein concentration. For some mass-screening, itmay be desirable to operate the assay under higher proteinconcentration, thus decreasing the sensitivity of the assay so that onlyfairly high affinity molecules will be detected: for example, whenscreening fermentation broths with the intent of identifying highaffinity binding molecules. The range of sensitivities in the assay willbe determined by the absolute concentration of protein used.

One utility of the method of the present invention, under conditionsusing a relatively insensitive system (high P!: D! ratio), is as ascreening system for novel restriction enzymes. In this case, an abilityto discriminate between slight differences in affinity to differentsequences may not be necessary or desirable. Restriction enzymes havehighly discriminatory recognition properties--the affinity constant of arestriction endonuclease for its specific recognition sequence versusnon-specific sequences are orders of magnitude different from oneanother. The assay may be used to screen bacterial extracts for thepresence of novel restriction endonucleases. The 256 testoligonucleotides described in Example 10, for example, may be used toscreen for novel restriction endonucleases with 4 bp recognitionsequences. The advantages of the system are that all possible 4 bpsequences are screened simultaneously, that is, it is not limited toself-complementary sequences. Further, any lack of specificity (such as,more than one binding site) is uncovered during the primary screeningassay. 2. Directed Screening.

The assay of the present invention is also useful for screeningmolecules that are currently described in the literature as DNA-bindingmolecules but with uncertain DNA-binding sequence specificity (i.e.,having either no well-defined preference for binding to specific DNAsequences or having certain higher affinity binding sites but withoutdefining the relative preference for all possible DNA bindingsequences). The assay can be used to determine the specific bindingsites for DNA-binding molecules, among all possible choices of sequencethat bind with high, low, or moderate affinity to the DNA-bindingmolecule. Actinomycin D, Distamycin A, and Doxorubicin (Example 6) allprovide examples of molecules with these modes of binding. Manyanti-cancer drugs, such as Doxorubicin (see Example 6), show bindingpreference for certain identified DNA sequences, although the absolutehighest and lowest specificity sequences have yet to be determined,because, until the invention described herein, methods (Salas andPortugal; Cullinane and Phillips; Phillips; and Phillips, et al.) fordetecting differential affinity DNA-binding sites for any drug werelimited. Doxorubicin is one of the most widely used anti-cancer drugscurrently available. As shown in Example 6, Doxorubicin is known to bindsome sequences preferentially. Another example of such sequence bindingpreference is Daunorubicin (Chen, et al.) which differs slightly instructure from Doxorubicin (Goodman, et al.). Both Daunorubicin andDoxorubicin are members of the anthracycline antibiotic family:antibiotics in this family, and their derivatives, are among the mostimportant newer antitumor agents (Goodman, et al.).

The assay of the present invention allows the sequence preferences orspecificities of DNA-binding molecules to be determined. The DNA-bindingmolecules for which sequence preference or specificity can be determinedmay include small molecules such as aminoacridines and polycyclichydrocarbons, planar dyes, various DNA-binding antibiotics andanticancer drugs, as well as DNA-binding macromolecules, such as,peptides and polymers that bind to nucleic acids (e.g., DNA and thederivatized homologs of DNA that bind to the DNA helix).

The molecules that can be tested in the assay for sequencepreference/specificity and relative affinity to different DNA sitesinclude both major and minor groove binding molecules as well asintercalating and non-intercalating DNA binding molecules.

3. Molecules Derived from Known DNA-binding Molecules.

The assay of the present invention facilitates the identification ofdifferent binding activities by molecules derived from known DNA-bindingmolecules. An example of this would be to identify and test derivativesof anti-cancer drugs that have DNA-binding activity and then test foranti-cancer activity through, for example, a battery of assays performedby the National Cancer Institute (Bethesda, Md.). Further, the assay ofthe present invention can be used to test derivatives of knownanti-cancer agents to examine the effect of the modifications onDNA-binding activity and specificity. In this manner, the assay mayreveal activities of anti-cancer agents, and derivatives of theseagents, that facilitate the design of DNA-binding molecules withtherapeutic or diagnostic applications in different fields, such asantiviral or antimicrobial therapeutics. The binding-activityinformation for any DNA-binding molecule, obtained by application of thepresent assay, can lead to a better understanding of the mode of actionof more effective therapeutics.

4. Secondary Assays.

As described above, the assay of the present invention is used (i) as ascreening assay to detect novel DNA-binding molecules, or (ii) todetermine the relative specificity and affinity of known molecules (ortheir derivatives). The assay may also be used in confirmatory studiesor studies to elucidate the binding characteristics of DNA-bindingmolecules. Using the assay as a tool for secondary studies can be ofsignificant importance to the design of novel DNA-binding molecules withaltered or enhanced binding specificities and affinities.

a.) Confirmatory Studies.

The assay of the present invention can be used in competition studies toconfirm and refine the original direct binding data obtained from theassay.

The primary screening assay does not provide for the directdetermination of relative absolute affinities of test molecules fordifferent test sequences. A competition method has been developed thataids in the interpretation and confirmation of the primary screeningassay. The competition method also provides a means for determining theminimum difference in absolute affinities of any test sequences for agiven test molecule.

Sequences of interest are tested for their ability to compete with thetest oligonucleotide for binding a test molecule of interest. In thismethod, DNA molecules that contain sequences that are high affinitybinding sites for the DNA-binding test molecule compete effectively withthe test oligonucleotide for the binding of the test molecule. DNAmolecules that contain sequences that are low affinity binding sites forthe test molecules are ineffective competitors. In effect, thefold-difference in concentration required between a high affinitycompetitor DNA and a low affinity competitor DNA, where the competitoris required to compete with the test oligonucleotide for the binding ofthe DNA-binding test molecule, should be proportional to the differencein affinity between the two competitor DNA molecules.

Any test oligonucleotide may be used in the competition study. However,in practice, since most secondary screening will be used to examine theputative high affinity binding test sequences, the secondary competitionassay is typically used to test a competitor oligonucleotide which is aputative high affinity test sequence.

In the competition assay, the assay conditions are essentially the sameas the conditions used in the primary screening assay. The assaycomponents are mixed, with the exception of the DNA. The mixtureincludes protein, buffer and the DNA-binding test molecule (controlsamples lack the test molecule). A test oligonucleotide is labeled (forexample, using a radioisotope, although any of the describedcapture/detection systems should be effective in the competition study).The DNA sample, including the radiolabeled test oligonucleotide andunlabelled competitor DNA is added to the assay mixture. Typically, thecompetitor DNA of interest is added to different reactions over a rangeof competitor concentrations. Two controls are commonly run: (i) no DNAbinding test molecule added; and (ii) test DNA but no competitor DNAadded.

The reactions are incubated for the desired time and the DNA:proteincomplexes separated from free DNA (i.e., DNA not associated withprotein) by passing the mixture through nitrocellulose. Other capturesystems, such as the biotin/streptavidin system discussed in Section V,are also effective. The amount of radio-labeled test oligonucleotidebound by protein (i.e., bound to the filter) is indicative of the effectof the competitor.

One example of a competition assay is as follows. A test oligonucleotidecontaining the test sequence TTAC ranks as a high affinity binding sitefor a test molecule. The TTAC test oligonucleotide is radiolabeled andmixed with non-radiolabeled competitor DNAs that contain, for example, aputative high affinity binding site (the same site, TTAC, is oneexample) or a putative low affinity binding site (e.g., CCCC). In theabsence of any competing nonlabeled DNA or DNA-binding test molecule,the amount of radiolabeled DNA:protein complex observed (called r %) isarbitrarily established as 100%. The concentration of the protein usedin this experiment is high enough to bind most of the radiolabelled testoligonucleotide in the absence of test molecules or competing DNAmolecules (this is essentially the same concentration as used in theprimary screening assay).

The test molecule is added to the reaction at a concentration sufficientto markedly reduce r %, the amount of observed DNA:protein complex. Thegreater the reduction in signal, the more easily competition isobserved. The amount of competitor DNA needed to observe competition isproportional to the amount of DNA-binding test molecule used; therefore,the amount of test molecule used should be sufficient to reduce r % tobetween approximately 10% to 70%. The effect of an effective competitor,such as TTAC, is to cause r % to rise towards 100%.

The competition for test molecule binding is between the non-labeledcompetitor DNA and the radiolabeled test oligonucleotide. As thecompetitor DNA concentration increases, the test molectule binds to thecompetitor DNA and is effectively removed from solution. Accordingly,the test molecule is no longer able to block the binding of the proteinto the radiolabeled oligonucleotide. A less effective competitor,typically a competitor DNA with low affinity for the test molecule, willcompete less effectively for the DNA-binding test molecule, even atsubstantially higher concentrations than the high affinity competitor. Acompletely ineffective competitor, i.e., one that did not bind the testmolecule, would not cause the r % value to change, even at highconcentrations of the competitor DNA.

When a competitor DNA has some affinity for the test molecule,competition (r % rising towards 100%) would be observed at somecompetitor DNA concentration. The difference in concentration betweentwo competing DNA sequences to achieve an equivalent r % (e.g., 90%)should reflect the relative difference in absolute affinity between thetwo competitor DNA molecules. For example, if 5 μM TTAC is required toachieve a change in r % from 50% to 90% in the presence of a testmolecule and 200 μM CCCC is required to achieve the same change in r %,then the fold difference in affinity between TTAC and CCCC for the testmolecule is 200/5=40-fold.

In the context of screening distamycin with all possible 256 bp testsequences (Example 10) the confirmatory assay can be used (i) to confirmthe rankings observed in the assay, (ii) to refine the rankings amongthe 5-10 highest ranked binders (which show no statistical difference inrank with data from 4 experiments), and (iii) to resolve perceiveddiscrepancies in the assay data. All of these goals may be accomplishedusing a competition experiment which determines the relative ability oftest sequences to compete for the binding of distamycin.

The perceived discrepancy in the distamycin experiment is as follows:test oligonucleotides scored poorly in the assay which werecomplementary to most of the top-ranking test sequence oligonucleotides(Examples 10 and 11). This result was unexpected since it is unlikelythat the affinity of distamycin for binding a test site depends on theorientation of the screening site to the test site. More likely, theassay detects the binding of distamycin when the molecule is bound tothe test oligonucleotide in one orientation, but fails to detect thebinding of distamycin when the test sequence is in the otherorientation. A competition study will resolve this question, since thebinding of distamycin to a competitor sequence will beorientation-independent; the competition does not depend on themechanism of the assay.

For the competition experiment, the assay may be performed under anyconditions suitable for the detection of drug binding. When theseconditions are established, different competitor DNAs are added to theassay system to determine their relative ability to compete for drugbinding with the radiolabeled test oligonucleotide in the assay system.

The competitor DNAs may be any sequence of interest. Several classes ofDNA may be tested as competitor molecules including, but not limited to,the following: genomic DNAs, synthetic DNAs (e.g., poly(dA),poly(dI-dC), and other DNA polymers), test oligonucleotides of varyingsequences, or any molecule of interest that is thought to compete fordistamycin binding.

When using the competition assay to verify the results of a 256oligonucleotide panel screen (like Example 10), the following criteriaare useful for selecting the competitor test oligonucleotides:

(i) sequences that rank high in the assay but which do not have relativebinding affinities with differences that are statistically significantfrom each other, in order to determine their relative affinity withgreater precision;

(ii) sequences that are purported by other techniques (e.g.,footprinting or transcriptional block analysis) to be high affinitybinding sites, in order to compare the results of those techniques withthe screening assay results;

(iii) sequences that are complementary to test sequences that rank highin the assay, in order to determine whether these test sequences arefalse negatives; and

(iv) sequences of any rank in the assay, in order to confirm the assayresults.

Several methods may be used to perform the competition study as long asthe relative affinities of the competing DNA molecules are detectable.One such method is described in Example 14. In this example, theconcentration of the assay components (drug, protein, and DNA) is heldconstant relative to those used in the original screening assay, but themolar ratio of the test oligonucleotide to the competitoroligonucleotides is varied.

Another method for performing a competition assay is to hold theconcentrations of protein, drug and initial amount of testoligonucleotide constant, then add a variable concentration ofcompetitor DNA. In this design, the protein and drug concentration mustbe sufficiently high to allow the addition of further competitor DNAwithout i) decreasing the amount of DNA:protein complex in the absenceof drug to a level that is unsuitable for detection of DNA:proteincomplex, and ii) increasing the amount of DNA:protein complex in thepresence of drug to a level that is unsuitable for the detection of drugbinding. The window between detectable DNA:protein complex anddetectable effect of the drug must be wide enough to determinedifferences among competitor DNAs.

In any competition method, it is important that the relativeconcentrations of the competing DNA molecules are accurately determined.One method for accomplishing accurate determination of the relativeconcentrations of the DNA molecules is to tracer-label competitormolecules to a low specific activity with a common radiolabeled primer(Example 14). In this manner, the competitor molecules have the samespecific activity, but are not sufficiently radioactive (200-fold lessthan the test oligonucleotide) to contribute to the overallradioactivity in the assay.

b.) Secondary Studies to Elucidate Binding Characteristics. The studiesoutlined in Section VI.B.4.a describe methods of determining some of thebinding processes of distamycin A. The assay of the present inventionmay also be used to explore mechanistic questions about distamycinbinding.

For example, several of the complements of the putative high affinitybinding sites for distamycin have low scores in the assay. As describedabove, this may imply directionality in binding. The results may alsoimply that the test sites are not equal with respect to the effectexerted on UL9-COOH binding. Oligonucleotides can be designed to testthe hypothesis of directionality.

The basic test oligonucleotide has the structure presented in FIG. 27A(SEQ ID NO:621). In one scenario, the score in the binding assay ishigh, i.e., the greatest effect of distamycin, when the test sequencesis XYZZ (FIG. 27A, with the base X complementary to the base Y and thebase Q complementary to the base Z), and the complement (FIG. 27B; SEQID NO:622) scores low. These results imply that the test sites are notequivalent with respect to their effect on UL9, otherwise the right sidewould have the effect in one oligonucleotide and the left site wouldhave the effect in the other. These results further suggest that theeffect of distamycin is directional. The only assumption is thatdistamycin should bind with the same affinity to the XYZZ/QQXY sequence(FIGS. 27A and 27B) regardless of its position or orientation in theoligonucleotide. Since the scores are derived at equilibrium, this islikely to be the case.

To test the hypothesis that one site is effective in the assay,oligonucleotides may be designed that have the UL9 site inverted withrespect to the test sites (FIGS. 27C and 27D; SEQ ID NO:623 and SEQ IDNO:624, respectively). If only one site is active with respect to UL9and if the FIG. 27A oligo was most effective in binding distamycin, thenthe oligo C should be less active in the assay then oligo D; in otherwords, flipping the UL9 site will result in QQXY ranking high, XYZZranking low.

Finally, to determine the "direction" of distamycin binding, mix testsequences and invert the binding site as shown in the fouroligonucleotides presented in FIGS. 27E, 27F, 27G and 27H.Alternatively, one test site or the other could be deleted from the testoligonucleotide.

This type of analysis provides an example of the usefulness in the assayin determining binding properties of DNA-binding drugs.

c.) Restriction Endonucleases as Indicator Proteins in the Assay. OtherDNA:protein interactions that are useful as screening sequences andtheir cognate binding proteins (indicator proteins) are restrictionenzymes. Such secondary screening assays are performed using the samecriteria to establish conditions for the primary screening assay(described in Example 4). The assay conditions can be varied toaccommodate different DNA:protein interactions, as long as the assaysystem follows the functional criteria discussed above (Section I).

One limitation of using restriction endonucleases in the method of thepresent invention is that the assay buffer should not contain divalentcations. In the absence of divalent cations, the enzymes will bind theappropriate recognition sequence, but not cleave the DNA. In thepresence of divalent cations, the test oligonucleotide can be cleaved ator near the protein binding site.

By using different indicator proteins, a different recognition sequencecan be used to flank the test site. This variation allows the resolutionof questions regarding the potential binding of a test molecule to asite internal to any single screening sequence. For example, the assaysystem is used where the UL9 protein and its recognition sequence areused as the indicator protein:screening sequence interaction. In thissystem, if the highest affinity binding site for a test molecule isTTAC, then several test sequences may be predicted to rank high in theassay system: several of these test sequences are presented in FIG. 31.In FIG. 31, the test site is shown in bold, the potential binding sitefor the test molecule is shown underlined.

One test oligonucleotide on which the DNA-binding test molecule would bepredicted to have a high level of effect is the oligonucleotidecontaining the test site, TTAC (FIG. 31). However, since the UL9recognition sequence contains the sequence TT, flanking the test site,several other test oligonucleotides might also be expected to have highactivity in the assay (see FIG. 31).

By using a different DNA:protein interaction as the indicator system ina secondary screening assay, the "false positives" shown for TACN andACNN (shown in FIG. 31) can be identified. The recognition sequence forthe protein in a secondary screening assay simply needs to have adifferent screening sequence in the region flanking the test site thanthe UL9 screening sequence.

Restriction endonucleases provide an entire class of differentDNA:protein interactions with a wide array of available sequences thatcan be used in this manner. For example, SmaI recognizes the sequence5'-CCCGGG-3'. Using the SmaI:DNA interaction and the same test sequencespresented in FIG. 31, the resulting test oligonucleotides would have thetest sequences presented in FIG. 32. As can be seen from a comparison ofFIGS. 31 and 32, changing the screening sequence from the UL9-bindingsequence to the SmaI-binding sequence eliminates the potential testmolecule binding sites internal to the screening sequence (e.g., compareTACN and ACNN in the figures).

The use of different DNA-binding proteins as indicator proteins in theassay is also applicable to the PCR-based test oligonucleotide selectiontechnology (Section III).

5. Generation of Binding Data and Refinement of Molecular ModelingSystems.

The assay of the present invention generates data which can be appliedto the refinement of molecular modeling systems that address DNAstructural analysis: the data is also useful in the design and/orrefinement of DNA-binding drugs. Traditionally, mass screening has beenthe only reasonable method for discovering new drugs. Modern rationaldrug design seeks to minimize laboratory screening. However, ab initiorational drug design is difficult at this time given (i) insufficienciesin the underlying theories used for de novo design, and (ii) thecomputational intensity which accompanies such design approaches.

The ab initio approach requires calculations from first principles byquantum mechanics: such an approach is expensive and time-consuming. Theintroduction of data concerning the relative binding affinities of oneor more DNA-binding molecules to all 256 four base pair DNA sequencesallows the development, via molecular modeling, of ad hoc protocols forDNA structural analysis and subsequent DNA-binding drug design. Theaccumulation of data for the DNA sequences to which small molecules bindis likely to result in more accurate, less expensive molecular modelingprograms for the analysis of DNA.

The screening capacity of the assay of the present invention is muchgreater than screening a single DNA sequence with an individual cognateDNA-binding protein. Direct competition assays involving individualreceptor:ligand complexes (e.g., a specific DNA:protein complex) aremost commonly used for mass screening efforts. Each such assay requiresthe identification, isolation, purification, and production of the assaycomponents. In particular, a suitable DNA:protein interactions must beidentified for each selected screening sequence. Using the assay of thepresent invention, libraries of synthetic chemicals or biologicalmolecules can be screened to detect molecules that have preferentialbinding to virtually any specified DNA sequence--all using a singleassay system. When employing the assay of the present invention,secondary screens involving the specific DNA:protein interaction may notbe necessary, since inhibitory molecules detected in the assay may betested directly on a biological system: for example, the ability todisrupt viral replication in a tissue culture or animal model.

6. The Design of New DNA-Binding Heteropolymers Comprised of SubunitsDirected to Different DNA Sequences.

The assay of the present invention will facilitate the predictiveabilities of molecular modeling systems in two ways. First, ad hocmethods of structural prediction will be improved. Second, by employingpattern matching schemes, the comparison of sequences having similar ordifferent affinities for a given set of DNA-binding molecules shouldempirically reveal sets of sequences that have similar structures (seeSection VI.D, Using a Test Matrix). Molecular modeling programs are"trained" using the information concerning DNA-binding molecules andtheir preferred binding sequences. With this information coupled to thepredicative power of molecular modeling programs, the design ofDNA-binding molecules (subunits) that could be covalently linked becomesfeasible.

These molecular subunits would be directed at defined sections of DNA.For example, a subunit would be designed for each possible DNA unit. Forexample, if single bases were the binding target of the subunits, thenfour subunits would be required, one to correspond to each base pair.These subunits could then be linked together to form a DNA-bindingpolymer, where the DNA binding preference of the polymer corresponds tothe sequence binding preferences of the subunits in the particular orderin which the subunits are assembled.

Another example of such a polymer is using subunits whose binding wasdirected at two base sections of DNA. In this case, 4² =16 subunitswould be used, each subunit having a binding affinity for a specific twobase pair sequence (e.g., AA, AC, AG, AT, CA, CC, CG, CT, GA, GC, GG,GT, TA, TC, TG, TT). If the polymers were to be comprised of subunitstargeted to 3 base pair sections of DNA, then 4³ =64 subunits would beprepared. The design of such molecular subunits is dependent upon theestablishment of a refined database using empirical data derived by themethod of the present invention, as described in Section VI.B.

C. Sequences Targeted by the Assay.

The DNA:protein assay of the present invention has been designed toscreen for compounds that bind a full range of DNA sequences that varyin length as well as complexity. Sequence-specific DNA-binding moleculesdiscovered by the assay have potential usefulness as either molecularreagents, therapeutics, or therapeutic precursors. Sequence-specificDNA-binding molecules are potentially powerful therapeutics foressentially any disease or condition that in some way involves DNA.Examples of test sequences for the assay include: a) binding sequencesof factors involved in the maintenance or propagation of infectiousagents, especially viruses, bacteria, yeast and other fungi, b)sequences causing the inappropriate expression of certain cellulargenes, and c) sequences involved in the replication of rapidly growingcells. Furthermore, gene expression or replication need not necessarilybe disrupted by blocking the binding of specific proteins. Specificsequences within protein-coding regions of genes (e.g., oncogenes) areequally valid test sequences since the binding of small molecules tothese sequences is likely to perturb the transcription and/orreplication of the region. Finally, any molecules that bind DNA withsome sequence specificity, that is, not just to one particular testsequence, may be still be useful as anti-cancer agents. Several smallmolecules with some sequence preference are already in use as anticancertherapeutics. Molecules identified by the present assay may beparticularly valuable as lead compounds for the development of congenershaving either different specificity or different affinity.

One advantage of the present invention is that the assay is capable ofscreening for binding activity directed against any DNA sequence. Suchsequences can be medically significant target sequences scrambled orrandomly generated DNA sequences, or well-defined, ordered sets of DNAsequences. Other sets could be used for screening for moleculesdemonstrating sequence preferential binding (like Doxorubicin) todetermine the sequences with highest binding affinity and/or todetermine the relative affinities between a large number of differentsequences. There is usefulness in taking either approach for detectingand/or designing new therapeutic agents. Section VI.C.3, "TheoreticalConsiderations for Choosing Target Sequences", outlines the theoreticalconsiderations for choosing DNA target sites in a biological system.

1. Medically Significant Target Sequences.

Few effective viral therapeutics are currently available; yet severalpotential target sequences for antiviral DNA-binding drugs have beenwell-characterized. Furthermore, with the accumulation of sequence dataon all biological systems, including viral genomes, cellular genomes,pathogen genomes (bacteria, fungi, eukaryotic parasites, etc.), thenumber of target sites for DNA-binding drugs will increase greatly inthe future.

There are numerous methods for identifying medically significant targetsequences for DNA-binding drugs, including, but not limited to, thefollowing. First, medically significant target sequences are found inpathogens of the biological kingdoms, for example in genetic sequencesthat are key to biochemical pathways or physiological processes. Second,a target is identified, such as (i) a pathogen involved in an infectiousdisease, or (ii) a biochemical pathway or physiological process of anoninfectious disease, genetic condition, or other biological process.Then specific genes important for the survival of the pathogen ormodulation of the endogenous pathway involved in the target system areidentified. Third, specific target sequences are identified that affectthe expression or activity of a DNA molecule, such as genes or sitesinvolved in replication.

There are numerous pathogens that are potential targets for DNA-bindingdrugs designed using the methods described in this application. Table Ilists a number of potential target pathogens.

                  TABLE I    ______________________________________    Pathogens    ______________________________________    VIRUSES    Retroviruses    Human    HIV I, II    HTLV I, II    Animal    SIV    STLV I    FELV    FIV    BLV    BIV (Bovine immumodeficiency virus)    Lentiviruses    Avian reticuloendotheliosis virus    Animal--continued    SIV    STLV I    FELV    FIV    BLV    BIV (Bovine immumodeficiency virus)    Lentiviruses    Avian reticuloendotheliosis virus    Caprine arthritis-encephalitis    Equine infectious anemia virus    Maedi/visna of sheep    MMTV (mouse mammary tumor virus)    Progressive pneumonia virus of sheep    Herpesviridae    Human    EBV    CMV    HSV I, II    VZV    HH6    Cercopthecine Herpes Virus (B Virus)    Old world monkeys with infection into    humans.    Animal    Bovine Mammillitis virus    Equine Herpes virus    Equine coital exanthema virus    Equine rhinopneumonitis virus    Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus    Marek's disease virus of fowl    Turkey herpesvirus    Hepadnaviruses    Human    HBV/HDV    Animal    Duck Hepatitis    Woodchucks    Squirrels    Poxviridae    Human    Orf virus    Cow Pox    Variola virus    Vaccinia    Small Pox    Pseudocowpox    Poxviridae--continued    Animal    Bovine papular stomatitis virus    Cowpox virus    Ectromelia virus (mouse pox)    Fibroma viruses of rabbits/squirrels    Fowlpox    Lumpy skin disease of cattle virus    Myxoma    Pseudocowpox virus    Sheep pox virus    Swine pox    Papovaviridae    Human    BK virus    SV-40    JC virus    Human Papillomaviruses 1-58 (see list    Fields)    Animal    Lymphotropic papovavirus (LPV) Monkey    Bovine papillomavirus    Shope papillomavirus    Adenoviridae    Human    Adenoviruses 1-4    Animal    Canine adenoviruses 2    Parvoviridae    Human    AAV (Adeno Associated Virus)    B19 (human)    Animal    FPV (Feline parvovirus)    PPV (Porcine parvovirus)    ADV (Aleutian disease, mink)    Bovine Parvovirus    Canine Parvovirus    Feline panleukopenia virus    Minute virus of mice    Mink enteritis virus    BACTERIA    Streptococcus    pneumonia    bovis    Group A Streptococci    Agents responsible for:    Streptococcal pharyngitis    Cervical adenitis    Otitis media    Mastoididtis    Peritonsillar abscesses    Meningitis    Peritonitis    Pneumonia    Acute glomerulonephritis    Rheumatic fever    Erythema nodosum    Staphylococcus    aureus    epidermidis    saprophyticus    cohnii    haemolytilcus    xylosus    warneri    capitis    hominis    silmulans    saccharolyticus    auricularis    Agents responsible for:    Furunckles    Carbuncles    Osteomyelitis    Deep tissue abscesses    Wound infections    Pneumonia    Empyema    Pericarditis    Endocarditis    Meningitis    Purulent arthritis    Enterotoxin in food poisoning    Branhamella catarrhalis    Neisseria    gonorrhoea    lactamica    sicca    subflava    mucosa    Neisseria--continued    flavescens    cinerea    elongata    canis    meningitides    fluvialis    furnissii    mimicus    Brucella    melitensis    abortus    suis    canis    Bartonella bacilliformis    Gardnerella vaginalis    Borrelia    recurrentis    hermsii    duttoni    crocidurae    burgdorferi (Lyme disease)    Bacillus    anthracis    cereus    megaterium    subtilis    sphaericus    circulans    brevis    lintiformis    macerans    pumilus    thuringiensis    larvae    lentimorbus    popilliae    Streptobacillus moniliformis (rat bite fever)    Spirillum minus (rat bite fever)    Rothia dentocariosa    Kurthia    Clostridium    botulinum    nouyi    bifermentans    Clostridium--continued    histolyticum    ramosum    tetani    perfringens    novyi    septicum    Campylobacter    jejuni    fetus    hyintestinalis    fennelliae    cinaedi    Corynebacterium    ulcerans    pseudotoberculosis    JK    diphtheriae    Legionella    pneumophila    bosenamii    micdadie    feleii    many others    Mycobacterium    tuberculosis    africanum    bovis    leprae    avium complex    kansasii    fortuitum complex    scrofulaceum    marinum    ulcerans    Actinomyces    Bacteroides    fragiligis    Fusobacterium    necrophorum    nucleatum    Peptostreptococcus    Arachnia    Enteric Bacilli and Similar Gram-Negative Bac-    teria    Escherichia    Proteus    Klebsiella    Pseudomonas aeruginosa    Enterobacter    Citrobacter    Proteus    Providencia    Bacteroides    Serratia    Pseudomonas (not aeruginosa)    Acinetobacter    Salmonella    Shigella    Aeromonas    Moraxella    Edwardsiella    Ewingella    Hafnia    Kluyvera    Morganella    Plesiomonas    Pseudomonas    aeruginosa    putida    pseudomallei    mallei    Haemophilus    ducreyi    influenzae    parainfluenzae    Bordetella pertussis    Yersinia    pestis (plague)    pseudotuberculosis    enterocolitica    Francisella tularensis    Pasteurella multocida    Vibrio    cholerae    parhaemolyticus    Bifidobacterium    Propionibacterium    Nocardia    Treponema pallidum (syphilis)    Rickettsiae    Typhus    R. prowazeki (epidemic)    R. prowazeki (Brill's disease)    R. typhi (endemic)    Spotted fever    R. rickettsi    R. sibiricus    R. conorii    R. australis    R. akari    Scrub typhus    R. tsutsugamushi    Q fever    Coxiella burnetii    Trench fever    Rochalimaea quintana    Chlamydiae    C. trachomatis    (blindness, pelvic inflammatory dis-    ease, LGV)    Mycoplasma    pneumoniae    Ureaplasma urealyticum    Cardiobacterium hominis    Actinobacillus actimonycetemcomitans    Kingella    Capnocytophaga    Pasteurella multocida    Leptospira interrogans    Listeria monocytogenes    Erysipelothrix rhusiopthiae    Streptobacillus moniliformis    Calymmatobacterium granulomatis    Bartonella bacilliformis    Francisella tylarensis    Salmonella typhi    FUNGAL    Actinomyces    israelii    naeslundii    viscosus    odontolyticus    meyeri    pyogenes    Cryptococcus neoformans    Blastomyces dermatitidis    Histoplasma capsulatum    Coccidioides immitis    Patacoccidioides brasiliensis    Candida    albicans    tropicalis    (Torulopsis) glabrata    parapsilosis    Aspergillus    fumigatus    flavus    niger    terreus    Rhinosporidiosis seeberi    Phycomycetes    Sporothrix schenickii    Mucorales    Entomophthorales    Agents of Chromoblastomycosis    Microsporum    M. audouilni (ring worm)    M. canis    M. gypseum    Trichophyton    T. schoenleinii (favus-ringworm)    T. violaceum (hair)    T. tonsurans (hair)    T. mentagrophytes (athlete's foot)    T. rubrum (athlete's foot)    Malassezia furfur    Cladosporium    werneckii    carrioni    Fonsecaea    pedrosoi    compacta    Phialophora verrucosa    Rhinocladiella aquaspersa    Trichosporon cutaneum    Piedraia hortai    Ascomycota    Basidiomycota    Deuteromycota    Norcardia    brasiliensis    caviae    asteroides    PARASITIC PATHOGENS    Plasmodium (malaria)    falcilparum    vivax    ovale    malariae    Schistosoma    japonmicum    mansoni    haematobium    intercalatum    mekongi    Trypanosoma    brucei gambiense    brucei rhodesiense    evansi    cruzi    equiperdum    congolense    Entamoeba histolytica    Naegleria fowleri    Acanthoamoeba    astronyxis    castellanii    culbertsoni    hatchetti    palestinensis    polyphaga    rhyusodes    Leishmania    dovonani    infantum    chagasi    topica    major    aethiopica    mexicana    braziliensis    peruviana    Pneumocystis carinii (interstitial pneumonia)    Babesia (tick born hemoprotozoan)    microti    divergens    Giardia lamblia    Trichomonas (venereal disease)    vaginalis    hominis    tenax    Cryptosporidium parvum (intestinal protozoan)    Isopora belli (dysentery)    Balantidium coli (protozoon induced dysentery)    Dientamoeba fragilis    Blastocystis hominis    Trichinella spiralis (parasitic nematode)    Wuchereria bancrofti (lymphatic filariasis)    Brugia (lymphatic filariases)    malayi    timori    Loa loa (eye worm)    Onchocerca volvulus    Mansonella    perstans    ozzardi    streptocerca    Dirofilaria immitis    Angiostrongylus cantonensis    costaricensis    malayensis    mackerrasae    Anisakis (nematode)    simplex    typica    Pseudoterranova decipiens    Gnathostoma spinigerum    Dracunculus medinensis (filarial parasite, gui-    nea worm)    Trichuris trichiura (whip worm)    Ascaris lumbricoides (nematode)    Toxacara canis (nematode round worms)    Necator americanus (heart worm)    Ancylostoma (hook worm)    duodenale    ceylanicum    americanus    members of the species Trichostrongylus    Strongyloides (intestinal nematode)    stercoralis    fuelleborni    Capillaria philippinensis (intestinal nematode)    Various species of Paragonimus (lung fluke dis-    ease)    Various species of Micorsporida    Clonorchis sinensis (liver fluke)    Fasciola (trematode, intestinal worm)    hepatica    gigantica    Fasciolopsis buski    Heterophyes heterophyes    Metagonimus yakagawa    Taenia    saginata (beef tapeworm)    solium (pork tapeworm)    Hymenolepis (dwarf tapeworm)    nana    nana fraterna    diminuta    Dipylidium caninum (tapeworm of dogs and cats)    Diphyllobothrium (fish tapeworms)    lantum    dalliae    nihonkaiense    pacificum    Echinococcus (tape worm with cysts)    granulosus    multilocularis    vogeli    Enterobius vermicularis (Pin worm)    ______________________________________

In addition to pathogens, many non-infectious diseases may be controlledat the level of DNA. These diseases are therefore potential candidatesfor treatment with DNA-binding therapeutics that are discovered ordesigned using the methods described in this application. Table II listsa number of potential non-infectious diseases that may be targeted fortreatment using DNA-binding molecules.

                  TABLE II    ______________________________________    Noninfectious Diseases    ______________________________________    CANCER    Lung    Adenocarcinoma    Squamous cell    Small cell    Breast carcinoma    Ovarian    Serous tumors    Mucinous tumors    Endometrioid carcinoma    Endometrial carcinoma    Colon carcinoma    Lymphoma    Hodgkins    Non-Hodgkin's    Leukemia    Chronic Myelogenous    Acute Myelogenous    Chronic Lymphocytic    Acute Lymphocytic    Cervical carcinoma    Seminoma    Multiple Myeloma    Bladder carcinoma    Pancreatic carcinoma    Stomach carcinoma    Thyroid    Papillary adenocarcinoma    Follicular carcinoma    Medullary carcinoma    Oral & Pharyngeal carcinomas    Laryngeal carcinoma    Bladder carcinoma    Renal cell carcinoma    Hepatocellular carcinoma    Glioblastoma    Astrocytoma    Meningioma    Osteosarcoma    CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES    Hypertension    Essential    Malignant    Acute Myocardial Infarction    Stroke    Ischemic    Hemorrhagic    Angina Pectoris    Unstable angina    Congestive Heart Failure    Supraventricular arrhythmias    Ventricular arrhythmias    Deep Venous Thrombosis    Pulmonary Embolism    Hypercholesterolemia    Cardiomyopathy    Hypertriglyceridemia    RESPIRATORY DISORDERS    Allergic rhinitis    Asthma    Emphysema    Chronic bronchitis    Cystic Fibrosis    Pneumoconiosis    Respiratory distress syndrome    Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis    Primary pulmonary hypertension    GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS    Peptic ulcers    Cholelithiasis    Ulcerative colitis    Crohn's disease    Irritable Bowel Syndrome    Gastritis    Gilbert's syndrome    Nausea    ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC DISORDERS    Diabetes mellitus type I    Diabetes mellitus type II    Diabetes insipidus    Hypothyroidism    Hyperthyroidism    Gout    Wilson's disease    Addison'disease    Cushing's syndrome    Acromegaly    Dwarfism    Prolactinemia    Morbid obesity    Hyperparathyroidism    Hypoparathyroidism    Osteomalacia    RHEUMATOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY DISORDERS    Transplant rejection    Systemic lupus erythematosus    Rheumatoid arthritis    Temporal Arteritis    Amyloidosis    Sarcoidosis    Sjogren's Syndrome    Scleroderma    Ankylosing spondylitis    Polymyositis    Reiter's Syndrome    Polyarteritis nodosa    Kawasaki's disease    HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS    Anemia    Sickle cell    Sideroblastic    Hereditary spherocytosis    Aplastic    Autoimmune hemolytic anemia    Thalassemia    Disseminated intravascular coagulation    Polycythemia vera    Thrombocytopenia    Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura    Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura    Hemophilia    von Willebrand'disease    Neutropenia    Post-chemotherapy    Post-radiation    NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS    Alzheimer's disease    Parkinson'disease    Myasthenia gravis    Multiple sclerosis    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis    Epilepsy    Headaches    Migraine    Cluster    Tension    Guillain-Barre syndrome    Pain (post-op, trauma)    Vertigo    PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS    Anxiety    Depression    Schizophrenia    Substance abuse    Manic-Depression    Anorexia    DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS    Acne    Psoriasis    Eczema    Contact dermatitis    Pruritis    OPHTHALMIC DISORDERS    Glaucoma    Allergic conjunctivitis    Macular degeneration    MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS    Osteoporosis    Muscular dystrophy    Osteoarthritis    GENETIC DISORDERS    Down's syndrome    Marfan's syndrome    Neurofibromatosis    Tay-Sachs disease    Gaucher's disease    Niemann-Pick disease    GENITAL-URINARY DISORDERS    Benign prostatic hypertrophy    Polycystic kidney disease    Non-infectious glomerulonephritis    Goodpasture's syndrome    Urolithiasis    Endometriosis    Impotence    Infertility    Fertility control    Menopause    ______________________________________

Once a disease or condition is identified as a potential candidate fortreatment with a DNA-binding therapeutic, specific genes or other DNAsequences that are crucial for the expression of the disease associatedgene (or survival of a pathogen) are identified within the biochemicalor physiological pathway (or the pathogen). In humans, many genesinvolved in important biological functions have been identified.Virtually any DNA sequence is a potential target site for a DNA-bindingmolecule, including mRNA coding sequences, promoter sequences, originsof replication, and structural sequences, such as telomeres andcentromeres. One class of sites that may be preferable are therecognition sequences for proteins that are involved in the regulationor expression of genetic material. For this reason, thepromoter/regulatory regions of genes also provide potential target sites(Table III, see also Example 15).

                  TABLE III    ______________________________________    Human Genes with Promoter Regions that    are Potential Targets for DNA-Binding Molecules    LOCUS    Names*       Locus Description    ______________________________________    >HS5FDX      Human ferredoxin gene, 5' end.    >HSA1ATCA    Human macrophage alpha1-antitrypsin                 cap site region    >HSA1GPB1    Human gene B for alpha 1-acid glyco-                 protein exon 1 and 5'flank    >HSA1MBG1    Human gene for alpha-1-micro-globu-                 lin-bikunin, exons 1-5 (encoding    >HSA2MGLB1   H.sapiens gene for alpha-2 macro-                 globulin, exon 1    >HSACAA1     H.sapiens ACAA gene (exons 1 & 2)                 for peroxisomal 3-oxoacyl-CoA    >HSACCOA     Homo sapiens choline acetyltrans-                 ferase gene sequence.    >HSACEB      Human angiotensin I-converting en-                 zyme (ACE) gene, 5' flank.    >HSACHG1     Human gene fragment for the acetyl-                 choline receptor gamma subunit    >HSACT2CK1   Human cytokine (Act-2) gene, exon 1.    >HSACTBPR    Human beta-actin gene 5'-flanking                 region    >HSACTCA     Human cardiac actin gene, 5' flank.    >HSACTSA     Human gene for vascular smooth mus-                 cle alpha-actin (ACTSA), 5'    >HSACTSG1    Human enteric smooth muscle                 gamma-actin gene, exon 1.    >HSAD12L     Human arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase                 gene, 5' end.    >HSADH1X     Human alcohol dehydrogenase alpha                 subunit (ADH1) gene, exon 1.    >HSADH2X     Human alcohol dehydrogenase beta                 subunit (ADH1) gene, exon 1.    >HSAFPCP     Human alpha-fetoprotein gene, com-                 plete cds.    >HSAK1       Human cytosolic adenylate kinase                 (AK1) gene, complete cds.    >HSAGAL      Human alpha-N- acetylgalactosamini-                 dase (NAGA) gene, complete cds.    >HSALADG     H.sapiens ALAD gene for porphobilin-                 ogen synthase    >HSALBENH    Human albumin gene enhancer region.    >HSALDA1     Human aldolase A gene 5' non-coding                 exons    >HSALDCG     Human aldolase C gene for                 fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase    >HSALOA      Human aldolase A gene (EC 4.1.2.13)    >HSALDOBG    Human DNA for aldolase B transcrip-                 tion start region    >HSALIFA     human leukemia inhibitory factor                 (LIF) gene, complete cds.    >HSAMINON    Human aminopeptidase N gene, com-                 plete cds.    >HSAMY2A1    Human alpha-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1)                 gene AMY2A 5-flank and exon 1    >HSAMYB01    Human amyloid-beta protein (APP)                 gene, exon 1. 1154    >HSANFG1     Human gene fragment for pronatriodi-                 latin precursor (exons 1 and 2)    >HSANFPRE    Human gene for atrial natriuretic                 factor (hANF) precursor    >HSANFZ1     Human atrial natriuretic factor                 gene, complete cds.    >HSANGG1     Human angiotensinogen gene 5'region                 and exon 1    >HSANT1      Human heart/skeletal muscle ATP/ADP                 translocator (ANT1) gene,    >HSAPC3A     Human apolipoprotein CIII gene and                 apo AI-apo CIII intergenic    >HSAPC3G     Human gene for apolipoprotein C-III    >HSAPOA2     Human gene for apolipoprotein AII    >HSAPOAIA    Human fetal gene for apolipoprotein                 AI precursor    >HSAPOBPRM   Human apoB gene 5' regulatory region                 (apolipoprotein B)    >HSAPOC2G    Human apoC-II gene for preproapo-                 lipoprotein C-II    >HSAPOCIA    Human apolipoprotein C-I (VLDL)                 gene, complete cds.    >HSAPOLIDG   H.sapiens promoter region of gene                 for apolipoprotein D    >HSARG1      Human arginase gene exon 1 and                 flanking regions (EC 3.5.3.1)    >HSASG5E     Human argininosuccinate synthetase                 gene 5' end 1105    >HSATP1A3S   Human sodium/potassium ATPase alpha                 3 subunit (ATP1 A3) gene, 5'    >HSBSF2      Human (BSF-2/IL6) gene for B cell                 stimulatory factor-2    >HSC5GN      Human C5 gene, 5' end. 650    >HSCAII      Human gene fragment for carbonic                 anhydrase II (exons 1 and 2)    >HSCALCAC    Human calcitonin/alpha-CGRP gene    >HSCALRT1    Human DNA for calretinin exon 1    >HSCAPG      Human cathepsin G gene, complete                 cds.    >HSCAVII1    H.sapiens carbonic anhydrase VII (CA                 VII) gene, exon 1.    >HSCBMYHC    Human gene for cardiac beta myosin                 heavy chain    >HSCD3AA     Human complement C3 protein mRNA, 5'                 flank. >HSCD4 Human recogni-                 tion/surface antigen (CD4) gene, 5'                 end.    >HSCD44A     Human hyluronate receptor (CD44)                 gene, exon 1.    >HSCFTC      Human cystic fibrosis transmembrane                 conductance regulator gene, 5'    >HSCH7AHYR   Human cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxyl-                 ase (CYP7) gene, 5' end.    >HSCHAT      Human gene for choline acetyltrans-                 ferase (EC 2.3.1.6), partial    >HSCHYMASE   Human mast cell chymase gene, com-                 plete cds.    >HSCHYMB     Human heart chymase gene, complete                 cds. 3279    >HSCKBG      Human gene for creatine kinase B (EC                 2.7.3.2)    >HSCNP       Human C-type natriuretic peptide                 gene, complete cds.    >HSCD59011   Human transmembrane protein (CD59)                 gene, exon 1.    >HSCDPRO     Human myeloid specific CD11b promot-                 er DNA.    >HSCETP1     Human cholesteryl ester transfer                 protein (CETP) gene, exons 1 and    >HSCFTC      Human cystic fibrosis transmembrane                 conductance regulator gene, 5'    >HSCOSEG     H.sapiens coseg gene for vasopres-                 sin-neurophysin precursor    >HSCREKIN    Human creatine kinase gene, exon 1.    >HSCRYABA    Human alpha-B-crystallin gene, 5'                 end.    >HSCS5P      Human C3 gene, 5' end.    >HSCSF1G1    Human gene for colony stimulating                 factor CSF-1 5' region    >HSCSPA      Human cytotoxic serine proteinase                 gene, complete cds.    >HSCST3G     Human CST3 gene for cystatin C    >HSCST4      H.sapiens CST4 gene for Cystatin D    >HSCYP2C8    Human CYP2C8 gene for cytochrome                 P-450, 5' flank and exon 1    >HSCYP45A    Human gene for cholesterol desmolase                 cytochrome P-450 (SCC) exon 1    >HSCYPB1     Human steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase                 (CYP11B1) gene, exons 1 and 2.    >HSCYPXI     Human CYPXI gene for steroid 18-hy-                 droxylase (P-450 C18). 2114    >HSCYPXIB1   Human CYPXIB gene for steroid 11be-                 ta-hydroxylase (P-450 11beta),    >HSCYPXIX    Human CYPXIX gene, exon 1 coding for                 aromatase P-450 (EC 1.14.14.1)    >HSDAFC1     Human decay-accelerating factor                 (DAF) gene, exons 1 and 2.    >HSDBH1      Human DNA for dopamine beta-hydr-                 oxylase exon 1 (EC 1.14.17.1)    >HSDES       Human desmin gene, complete cds.    >HSDKERB     Human cytokeratin 8 (CK8) gene, com-                 plete cds.    >HSDNAPOL    Human DNA polymerase alpha gene, 5'                 end.    >HSDOPAM     H.sapiens dopamine D1A receptor                 gene, complete exon 1, and exon 2,    >HSECP1      Human DNA for eosinophil cationic                 protein ECP    >HSEGFA1     Human HER2 gene, promoter region and                 exon 1.    >HSEL20      Human elastin gene, exon 1.    >HSELAM1B    Human endothelial leukocyte adhesion                 molecule I (ELAM-1) gene,    >HSEMBPA     Human eosinophil major basic protein                 gene, complete cds.    >HSENKB1     Human preproenkephalin B gene 5'                 region and exon 1    >HSENO35     Human ENO3 gene 5' end for muscle--                 specific enolase    >HSEOSDN     Human DNA for eosinophil derived                 neurotoxin    >HSEPR       Human erythropoietin receptor mRNA                 sequence derived from DNA, 5'    >HSERB2P     Human c-erb B2/neu protein gene,                 5'end, and promoter region.    >HSERCC25    Human genomic and mRNA sequence for                 ERCC2 gene 5'region involved in    >HSERPA      Human erythropoietin gene, complete                 cds.    >HSERR       Human mRNA for oestrogen receptor    >HSESTEI1    H.sapiens exon 1 for elastase I    >HSFBRGG     Human gene for fibrinogen gamma                 chain    >HSFCERG5    Human lymphocyte IgE receptor gene                 5'-region (Fc-epsilon R)    >HSFERG1     Human apoferritin H gene exon 1    >HSFIBBR1    Human fibrinogen beta gene 5' region                 and exon 1    >HSFIXG      Human factor IX gene, complete cds.    >HSFKBP1     Human FK506 binding proteins 12A,                 12B and 12C (FKBP12) mRNA, exons    >HSFLAP1     Human 5-lipoxygenase activating pro-                 tein (FLAP) gene, exon 1.    >HSFOS       Human fos proto-oncogene (c-fos),                 complete cds.    >HSG0S2PE    Human GOS2 gene, upstream region and                 cds.    >HSGCSFG     Human gene for granulocyte colony--                 stimulating factor (G-CSF)    >HSGEGR2     Human EGR2 gene 5' region 1233    >HSGHPROM    Human growth hormone (hGH) gene pro-                 moter    >HSGIPX1     Human gastric inhibitory polypeptide                 (GIP) mRNA, exon 1.    >HSGLA       Human GLA gene for alpha-D-galacto-                 sidase A (EC 3.2.1.22)    >HSGLUC1     Human glucagon gene transcription                 start region 732    >HSGR1       Human glucocorticoid receptor gene,                 exon 1. 1602    >HSGRFP1     Human growth hormone-releasing fac-                 tor (GRF) gene, exon 1 (complete)    >HSGSTP15    Human GST pi gene for glutathione                 S-transferase pi exon 1 to 5    >HSGTRH      Human gene for gonadotropin-relea-                 sing hormone    >HSGYPC      Human glycophorin C (GPC) gene, exon                 1, and promoter region.    >HSH10       Human histone (H10) gene, 5' flank.    >HSH1DNA     Human gene for H1 RNA 1057    >HSH1FNC1    Human H1 histone gene FNC16 promoter                 region    >HSH2B2H2    Human H2B.2 and H2A.1 genes for His-                 tone H2A and H2B    >HSH4AHIS    H.sapiens H4/a gene for H4 histone    >HSH4BHIS    H.sapiens H4/b gene for H4 histone    >HSHARA      Human androgen receptor gene, tran-                 scription initiation sites.    >HSHCG5B1    Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)                 beta subunit gene 5 5'-flank    >HSHEMPRO    Human DNA for hemopoxin promoter    >HSHIAPPA    Human islet amyloid polypeptide                 (hIAPP) gene, complete cds.    >HSHIH4      Human H4 histone gene    >HSHISH2A    Human histone H2a gene    >HSHISH2B    Human histone H2b gene    >HSHISH3     Human histone H3 gene    >HSHLAA1     Human HLA-A1 gene    >HSHLAB27    Human gene for HLA-B27 antigen    >HSHLABW     Human HLA-Bw57 gene    >HSHLAF      Human HLA-F gene for human leukocyte                 antigen HLA-A3    >HSHLIA      Human gene for histocompatibility                 antigen HLA-A3    >HSHLIC      Human gene for class I histocompati-                 bility antigen HLA-CW3    >HSHMG17G    Human HMG-17 gene for non-histone                 chromosomal protein HMG-17    >HSHOX3D     Human HOX3D gene for homeoprotein                 HOX3D    >HSHSC70     Human hsc70 gene for 71 kd heat                 shock cognate protein    >HSHSP70D    human heat shock protein (hsp 70)                 gene, complete cds.    >HSHSP70P    Human hsp70B gene 5'-region    >HSIAPP12    Human IAPP gene exon 1 and exon 2                 for islet amyloid polypeptide    >HSICAMAB    Human intercellular adhesion mole-                 cule 1 (ICAM-1) gene, exon 1.    >HSIFI54     Human interferon-inducible gene                 IFI-54K 5'flank    >HSIFNA14    Human interferon alpha gene                 IFN-alpha 14    >HSIFNA16    Human interferon alpha gene IFN-al-                 pha 16    >HSIFNA5     Human interferon alpha gene IFN-al-                 pha 5    >HSIFNA6     Human interferon alpha gene IFN-al-                 pha 6    >HSIFNA7     Human interferon alpha gene IFN-al-                 pha 7    >HSIFNG      Human immune interferon (IFN-gamma)                 gene.    >HSIFNIN6    Human al-                 pha/beta-interferon(IFN)-inducible                 6-16 gene exon 1 and    >HSIGF24B    Human DNA for insulin-like growth                 factor II (IGF-2); exon 4B    >HSIGFBP1A   Human insulin-like growth factor                 binding protein (hIGFBP1) gene    >HSIGK10     Human germline gene for the leader                 peptide and variable region    >HSIGK15     Human germline gene for the leader                 peptide and variable region    >HSIGK17     Human rearranged gene for kappa im-                 munoglobulin subgroup V kappa IV    >HSIGK20     Human rearranged DNA for kappa immu-                 noglobulin subgroup V kappa III    >HSIGKLC1    Human germline fragment for immuno-                 globulin kappa light chain    >HSIGVA5     Human germline immunoglobulin kappa                 light chain V-segment    >HSIL05      Human interleukin-2 (IL-2) gene and                 5'-flanking region    >HSIL1AG     Human gene for interleukin 1 alpha                 (IL-1 alpha)    >HSIL1B      Human gene for prointerleukin 1 beta    >HSIL2RG1    Human interleukin 2 receptor gene 5'                 flanking region and exon 1    >HSIL45      Human interleukin 4 gene 5'-region    >HSIL5       Human interleukin 5 (IL-5) gene,                 complete cds.    >HSIL6B      Human interleukin 6 (IL 6) gene, 5'                 flank.    >HSIL71      Human interleukin 7 (IL7) gene, exon                 1.    >HSIL9A      Human IL9 protein gene, complete                 cds.    >HSINSU      Human gene for proproinsulin, from                 chromosome 11. Includes a highly    >HSINT1G     Human int-1 mammary oncogene    >HSJUNCAA    Human jun-B gene, complete cds.    >HSKER65A    Human DNA for 65 kD keratin type II                 exon 1 and 5' flank    >HSKERUHS    Human gene for ultra high-sulphur                 keratin protein    >HSLACTG     Human alpha-lactalbumin gene    >HSLAG1G     Human LAG-1 gene    >HSLCATG     Human gene for lecithin-cholesterol                 acyltransferase (LCAT)    >HSLCK1      Human lymphocyte-specific protein                 tyrosine kinase (lck) gene    >HSLFACD     Human leukocyte function-associated                 antigen-1 (LFA-1 or CD11a)    >HSLPLA      Human lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene,                 5' flank.    >HSLYAM01    Human leukocyte adhesion molecule-1                 (LAM-1), exon 1.    >HSLYSOZY    Human lysozyme gene (EC 3.2.1.17)    >HSMBP1A     Human DNA for mannose binding pro-                 tein 1 (MBP1), Exon 1    >HSMCCPAA    Human mast cell carboxypeptidase A                 (MC-CPA) gene, exons 1-2.    >HSMDR1      Human P-glycoprotein (MDR1) mRNA,                 complete cds.    >HSMED       Human bone marrow serine protease                 gene (medullasin)    >HSMEHG      Human DNA (exon 1) for microsomal                 epoxide hydrolase    >HSMETIE     Human metallothionein-Ie gene                 (hMT-Ie).    >HSMG01      Human myoglobin gene (exon 1)    >HSMGSAG     Human gene for melanoma growth stim-                 ulatory activity (MGSA)    >HSMHCAG1    Human alpha-MHC gene for myosin                 heavy chain N-terminus)    >HSMHCGE1    Human class II invariant gamma-chain                 gene (5' flank, exon 1)    >HSMHCW5     Human MHC class I HLA-Cw5 gene, 5'                 flank.    >HSMLN1      Human motilin gene exon 1    >HSMPOA      Human myelperoxidase gene, exons                 1-4.    >HSMRP       Human mitochondrial RNA-processing                 endoribonuclease RNA (mrp) gene    >HSMTS1A     H.sapiens mts1 gene, 5' end.    >HSMYCE12    Human myc-oncogene exon 1 and exon 2    >HSNAKATP    Human Na,K-ATPase beta subunit                 (ATP1B) gene, exons 1 and 2.    >HSNEURK1    H.sapiens gene for neuromedin K re-                 ceptor (exon 1)    >HSNFH1      Human gene for heavy neurofilament                 subunit (NF-H) exon 1    >HSNFIL6     Human gene for nuclear factor NF-IL6    >HSNFLG      Human gene for neurofilament subunit                 NF-L    >HSNK21      Human neurokinin-2 receptor (NK-2)                 gene, exon 1.    >HSNMYC      Human germ line n-myc gene    >HSNRASPR    H.sapiens N-RAS promoter region    >HSODC1A     Human ornithine decarboxylase (ODC1)                 gene, complete cds.    >HSOTCEX1    Human ornithine transcarbamylase                 (OTC) gene, 5'-end region.    >HSOTNPI     Human prepro-oxytocin-neurophysin I                 gene, complete cds.    >HSP450SCC   Human cytochrome P450scc gene, 5'                 end and promoter region.    >HSP53G      Human p53 gene for transformation                 related protein p53    >HSPADP      Human promoter DNA for Alzheimer's                 disease amyloid A4 precursor    >HSPAI11     Human gene for plasminogen activator                 inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) 5'-flank    >HSPGDF      Human platelet-derived growth factor    >HSPGP95G    Human PGP9.5 gene for neuron-speci-                 fic ubiquitin C-terminal    >HSPLSM      Human plasminogen gene, exon 1.    >HSPNMTB     Human gene for phenylethanolamine                 N-methylase (PNMT) (EC 2.1.1.28)    >HSPOMC5F    Human opiomelanocortin gene, 5'                 flank.    >HSPP14B     Human placental protein 14 (PP14)                 gene, complete cds.    >HSPRB3L     Human gene PRB3L for proline-rich                 protein G1    >HSPRB4S     Human PRB4 gene for proline-rich                 protein Po, allele S    >HSPRLNC     Human prolactin mRNA, partial cds.    >HSPROAA1    Human prothymosin-alpha gene, com-                 plete cds.    >HSPROT2     Human protamine 2 gene, complete                 cds.    >HSPRPE1     Human SPR2-1 gene for small proline                 rich protein (exon 1)    >HSPS2G1     Human estrogen-responsive gene pS2                 5'flank and exon 1    >HSPSAP      Human pulmonary surfactant apopro-                 tein (PSAP) gene, complete cds.    >HSPSP94A    Human gene for prostatic secretory                 protein PSP-94, exon 1    >HSPTHRPA    Human parathyroid hormone-related                 peptide (PTHRP) gene, exons 1A,    >HSPURNPHO   Human gene for purine nucleoside                 phosporylase (upstream region)    >HSRDNA      Human rDNA origin of transcription    >HSREGA01    Human regenerating protein (reg)                 gene, complete cds.    >HSTEN01     Human renin gene 5' region and exon                 1    >HSRPBG1     Human gene fragment for terinol bin-                 ding protein (RBP) (exon 1-4)    >HSSAA1A     Human serum amyloid A (GSAA1) gene,                 complete cds.    >HSSAA1B     H.sapiens SAA1 beta gene    >HSSB4B1     Human gene fragment for HLA class II                 SB 4-beta chain (exon 1)    >HSSISG5     Human c-sis proto-oncogene 5' region    >HSSLIPG     Human SLPI gene for secretory leuko-                 cyte protease inhibitor    >HSSOD1G1    Human superoxide dismutase (SOD-1)                 gene exon 1 and 5' flanking    >HSSODB      Human ornithine decarboxylase gene,                 complete cds.    >HSSRDA01    H.sapiens steroid 5-alpha-reductase                 gene, exon 1.    >HSSUBP1G    H.sapiens gene for substance P re-                 ceptor (exon 1)    >HSSYB1A1    Human synaptobrevin 1 (SYB1) gene,                 exon 1.    >HSTAT1      Human gene for tyrosine aminotrans-                 ferase (TAT) (EC 2.6.1.5) Exon 1.    >HSTCBV81    Human T-cell receptor V-beta 8.1                 gene 775    >HSTCRB21    Human T-cell receptor beta chain                 gene variable region.    >HSTFG5      Human transferrin (Tf) gene 5'region    >HSIL3FL5    Human interleukin 3 gene, 5' flank.    >HSTFPB      Human tissue factor gene, complete                 cds.    >HSTGFB1     Human mRNA for transforming growth                 factor-beta (TGF-beta)    >HSTGFB3B    Human transforming growth factor                 beta-3 gene, 5' end.    >HSTGFBET2   Human transforming growth factor                 beta-2 gene, 5' end.    >HSTH01      Human tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) (EC                 1.14.16.2) gene from upstream    >HSTHIO2A    Human metallothionein gene IIA pro-                 moter region    >HSTHRO01    Human thrombospondin gene, exons 1,                 2 and 3.    >HSTHXBG     H.sapiens gene for thyroxine-binding                 globulin gene    >HSTHYR5     Human thyroglobulin gene 5' region    >HSTNFA      Human gene for tumor necrosis factor                 (TNF-alpha)    >HSTNFB      Human gene for lymphotoxin (TNF-be-                 ta)    >HSTOP01     Homo sapiens type I DNA topoisomer-                 ase gene, exons 1 and 2.    >HSTPIA      Human triosephosphate isomerase                 (TPI) gene, 5' end.    >HSTPO5      Human thyroid peroxidase gene 5'end                 (EC 1.11.1.7)    >HSTRP       Human transferrin receptor gene pro-                 moter region    >HSTRPY1B    Human tryptase-I gene, complete cds.    >HSTUBB2     Human beta 2 gene for beta-tubulin    >HSTYRO1E    Human tyrosinase gene, exon 1 and 5'                 flanking region (EC 1.14.18.1)    >HSU6RNA     Human gene for U 6 RNA    >HSUPA       Human uPA gene for urokinase-plas-                 minogen activator    >HSVAVPO1    Human proto-oncogene vav, 5' end.    >HSVCAM1A    Human vascular cell adhesion mole-                 cule-1 (VCAM1) gene, complete CDS.    >HSVIM5RR    Human vimentin gene 5' regulatory                 region    ______________________________________     * LOCUS Names are from EMBL database ver. 33. 1992.

Once the gene target or, in the case of small pathogens, the genometarget has been identified, short sequences within the gene or genometarget are identified as medically significant target sites. Medicallysignificant target sites can be defined as short DNA sequences(approximately 4-30 base pairs) that are required for the expression orreplication of genetic material. For example, sequences that bindregulatory factors, either transcriptional or replicatory factors, areideal target sites for altering gene or viral expression.

Further, coding sequences may be adequate target sites for disruptinggene function, although the disruption of a polymerase complex that ismoving along the DNA sequence may require a stronger binder than for thedisruption of the initial binding of a regulatory protein.

Finally, even non-coding, non-regulatory sequences may be of interest astarget sites (e.g., for disrupting replication processes or introducingan increased mutational frequency).

Several specific examples of medically significant target sites areshown in Table IV.

                  TABLE IV    ______________________________________    43 MEDICALLY SIGNIFICANT DNA-BINDING SEQUENCES    Test sequence              DNA-binding Protein                              Medical Significance    ______________________________________    EBV origin of              EBNA            infectious mononu-    replication               cleosis, nasal pha-                              ryngeal carcinoma    HSV origin of              UL9             oral and genital    replication               Herpes    VZV origin of              UL9-like        shingles    replication    HPV origin of              E2              genital warts, cer-    replication               vical carcinoma    Interleukin 2              NFAT-1          AIDS, ARC              NFkB    HBV enhancer              HNF-1           hepatitis    Fibrogen pro-              HNF-1           cardiovascular dis-    moter                     ease    Oncogene pro-              ??              cancer    moter and    codin se-    quences    ______________________________________

(Abbreviations: EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; EBNA, Epstein-Barr virusnuclear antigen; HSV, Herpes Simplex virus; VZV, Varicella zoster virus;HPV, human papilloma virus; HIV LTR, Human immunodeficiency virus longterminal repeat; NFAT, nuclear factor of activated T cells; NFkB,nuclear factor kappaB; AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome; ARC,AIDS related complex; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HNF, hepatic nuclearfactor.)

For example, origin of replication binding proteins have short,well-defined binding sites within the viral genome and are thereforeexcellent target sites for a competitive DNA-binding drug. Examples ofsuch proteins include, Epstein Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1)(Ambinder, et al.; Reisman, et al.), E2 (which is encoded by the humanpapilloma virus) (Chin, et al.), UL9 (which is encoded by herpes simplexvirus type 1) (McGeoch, et al.), and the homologous protein in varicellazoster virus (VZV) (Stow, et al.).

Similarly, recognition sequences for DNA-binding proteins that act astranscriptional regulatory factors are also good target sites forantiviral DNA-binding drugs. Examples listed in Table IV include (i) thebinding site for hepatic nuclear factor (HNF-1), which is required forthe expression of human hepatitis B virus (HBV) (Chang), and (ii) NFKBand NFAT-1 binding sites in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) longterminal repeat (LTR), one or both of which may be involved in theexpression of the virus (Greene, W. C.).

Examples of non-viral DNA targets for DNA-binding drugs are also shownin Table IV to illustrate the wide range of potential applications forsequence-specific DNA-binding molecules. For example, nuclear factor ofactivated T cells (NFAT-1) is a regulatory factor that is crucial to theinducible expression of the interleukin 2 gene in response to signalsfrom the antigen receptor, which, in turn, is required for the cascadeof molecular events during T cell activation (for review, see Edwards,C. A., and Crabtree, G. R.). The mechanism of action of twoimmunosuppressants, cyclosporin A and FK506, is thought to be to blockthe inducible expression of NFAT-1 (Schmidt, et al. and Banerji, etal.). However, the effects of these drugs are not specific to NFAT-1;therefore, a drug targeted specifically to the NFAT-1 binding site inthe IL-2 enhancer would be desirable as an improved immunosuppressant.

Targeting the DNA site with a DNA-binding drug rather than targetingwith a drug that affects the DNA-binding protein (presumably the targetof the current immunosuppressants) is advantageous for at least tworeasons: first, there are many fewer target sites for specific DNAsequences than specific proteins (e.g., in the case of glucocorticoidreceptor, a handful of DNA-binding sites vs. about 50,000 proteinmolecules in each cell); and second, only the targeted gene need beaffected by a DNA-binding drug, while a protein-binding drug woulddisable all the cellular functions of the protein. An example of thelatter point is the binding site for HNF-1 in the human fibrinogenpromoter. Fibrinogen level is one of the most highly correlated factorwith cardiovascular disease. A drug targeted to either HNF-1 or theHNF-1 binding site in the fibrinogen promoter might be used to decreasefibrinogen expression in individuals at high risk for disease because ofthe over-expression of fibrinogen. However, since HNF-1 is required forthe expression of a number of normal hepatic genes, blocking the HNF-1protein would be toxic to liver function. In contrast, by blocking a DNAsequence that is composed in part of the HNF-1 binding site and in partby flanking sequences for divergence, the fibrinogen gene can betargeted with a high level of selectivity, without harm to normalcellular HNF-1 functions.

The assay has been designed to screen virtually any DNA sequence. Testsequences of medical significance include viral or microbial pathogengenomic sequences and sequences within or regulating the expression ofoncogenes or other inappropriately expressed cellular genes. In additionto the detection of potential antiviral drugs, the assay of the presentinvention is also applicable to the detection of potential drugs for (i)disrupting the metabolism of other infectious agents, (ii) blocking orreducing the transcription of inappropriately expressed cellular genes(such as oncogenes or genes associated with certain genetic disorders),and (iii) the enhancement or alteration of expression of certaincellular genes.

2. Defined Sets of Test Sequences.

The approach described in the above section emphasizes screening largenumbers of fermentation broths, extracts, or other mixtures of unknownsagainst specific medically significant DNA target sequences. The assaycan also be utilized to screen a large number of DNA sequences againstknown DNA-binding drugs to determine the relative affinity of the singledrug for every possible defined specific sequence. For example, thereare 4^(n) possible sequences, where n=the number of nucleotides in thesequence. Thus, there are 4³ =64 different three base pair sequences, 4⁴=256 different four base pair sequences, 4⁵ =1024 different 5 base pairsequences, etc. If these sequences are placed in the test site, the siteadjacent to the screening sequence (the example used in this inventionis the UL9 binding site), then each of the different test sequences canbe screened against many different DNA-binding molecules.

The test sequences may be placed on either or both sides of thescreening sequence, and the sequences flanking the other side of thetest sequences are fixed sequences to stabilize the duplex and, on the3' end of the top strand, to act as an annealing site for the primer(see Example 1). In FIG. 14B, the TEST and SCREENING sequences areindicated. The preparation of such double-stranded oligonucleotides isdescribed in Example 1 and illustrated in FIG. 4.

The test sequences, denoted in FIG. 14B as X:Y (where X=A,C,G, or T andY=the complementary sequence, T,G,C, or A), may be any of the 256different 4 base pair sequences shown in FIG. 13.

Once a set of test oligonucleotides containing all possible four basepair sequences has been synthesized (see Example 1), the set can bescreened with any DNA-binding drug. The relative effect of the drug oneach oligonucleotide assay system will reflect the relative affinity ofthe drug for the test sequence. The entire spectrum of affinities foreach particular DNA sequence can therefore be defined for any particularDNA-binding drug. This data, generated using the assay of the presentinvention, can be used to facilitate molecular modeling programs and/orbe used directly to design new DNA-binding molecules with increasedaffinity and specificity.

Another type of ordered set of oligonucleotides that may be useful forscreening are sets comprised of scrambled sequences with fixed basecomposition. For example, if the recognition sequence for a protein is5'-GATC-3' and libraries were to be screened for DNA-binding moleculesthat recognized this sequence, then it would be desirable to screensequences of similar size and base composition as control sequences forthe assay. The most precise experiment is one in which all possible 4 bpsequences are screened. In the case of a 4 base-pair sequence, thisrepresents 4⁴ =256 different test sequences: a number of screeningsequences that may not be practical in every situation. However, thereare many fewer possible 4 bp sequences with the same base composition(1G, 1A, 1T, 1C) (n|=24 different 4 bp sequences with this particularbase composition), such sequences provide excellent controls withouthaving to screen large numbers of sequences.

3. Theoretical Considerations in Choosing Biological Target Sites:Specificity and Toxicity.

One consideration in choosing sequences to screen using the assay of thepresent invention is test sequence accessibility, that is, the potentialexposure of the sequence in vivo to binding molecules. Cellular DNA ispackaged in chromatin, rendering most sequences relatively inaccessible.Sequences that are actively transcribed, particularly those sequencesthat are regulatory in nature, are less protected and more accessible toboth proteins and small molecules. This observation is substantiated bya large literature on DNAase I sensitivity, footprinting studies withnucleases and small molecules, and general studies on chromatinstructure (Tullius). The relative accessibility of a regulatorysequence, as determined by DNAase I hypersensitivity, is likely to beseveral orders of magnitude greater than an inactive portion of thecellular genome. For this reason the regulatory sequences of cellulargenes, as well as viral regulatory or replication sequences, are usefulregions to choose for selecting specific inhibitory small moleculesusing the assay of the present invention.

Another consideration in choosing sequences to be screened using theassay of the present invention is the uniqueness of the potential testsequence. As discussed above for the nuclear protein HNF-1, it isdesirable that small inhibitory molecules are specific to their targetwith minimal cross reactivity. Both sequence composition and lengtheffect sequence uniqueness. Further, certain sequences are found lessfrequently in the human genome than in the genomes of other organisms,for example, mammalian viruses. Because of base composition and codonutilization differences, viral sequences are distinctly different frommammalian sequences. As one example, the dinucleotide CG is found muchless frequently in mammalian cells than the dinucleotide sequence GC:further, in SV40, a mammalian virus, the sequences AGCT and ACGT arerepresented 34 and 0 times, respectively. Specific viral regulatorysequences can be chosen as test sequences keeping this bias in mind.Small inhibitory molecules identified which bind to such test sequenceswill be less likely to interfere with cellular functions.

There are approximately 3×10⁹ base pairs (bp) in the human genome. Ofthe known DNA-binding drugs for which there is crystallographic data,most bind 2-5 bp sequences. There are 4⁴ =256 different 4 basesequences; therefore, on average, a single 4 bp site is found roughly1.2×10⁷ times in the human genome. An individual 8 base site would befound, on average, about 50,000 times in the genome. On the surface, itmight appear that drugs targeted at even an 8 bp site might bedeleterious to the cell because there are so many binding sites;however, several other considerations must be recognized.

First, most DNA is tightly wrapped in chromosomal proteins and isrelatively inaccessible to incoming DNA-binding molecules asdemonstrated by the nonspecific endonucleolytic digestion of chromatinin the nucleus (Edwards, C. A. and Firtel, R. A.). Active transcriptionunits are more accessible, but the most highly exposed regions of DNA inchromatin are the sites that bind regulatory factors. As demonstrated byDNAase I hypersensitivity (Gross, D. S. and Garrard, W. T.), regulatorysites may be 100-1000 times more sensitive to endonucleolytic attackthan the bulk of chromatin. This is one reason for targeting regulatorysequences with DNA-binding drugs.

Secondly, several anticancer drugs that bind 2, 3, or 4 bp sequenceshave sufficiently low toxicity so that they can be used as drugs. Thisindicates that, if high affinity binding sites for known drugs can bematched with specific viral target sequences, it may be possible to usecurrently available drugs as antiviral agents at lower concentrationsthan they are currently used, with a concomitantly lower toxicity.

4. Further Considerations in Choosing Target Sites: Finding EukaryoticPromoters.

Eukaryotic organisms have three RNA polymerases (Pol I, II, and III)that transcribe genetic information from DNA to RNA. The correctregulation of this information flow is essential for the survival of thecell. These multi-subunit enzymes need additional proteins to regulatetranscription. Many of these additional proteins bind to DNA in a region5' of the translation start site for a gene: this region is generallyknown as the promoter region of the gene.

All three polymerases use a core set of general transcription proteinsto bind to this region. A central component of this complex is theprotein called TBP or TFIID. The site this protein binds to is known asthe TATA-box because the sequence usually contains a sequence motifsimilar to TATA (e.g., TATAa/tAa/t). Originally it was thought that eachof the three polymerases used a separate set of general transcriptionfactors and that Pol II used TFIID exclusively. Recently it has beenshown that all three classes of RNA polymerase need TFIID fortranscriptional regulation (see Comai, et al.; and Greenblatt)

A molecule that binds to a DNA sequence closely adjacent or overlappinga TATA binding site will likely alter transcriptional regulation of thegene. If the molecule binds based solely on specificity to the TATA-boxsequence itself, then this molecule is expected to be very toxic tocells since the transcription of most genes would be altered. Thesequences adjacent to TATA boxes, however, are not conserved.Accordingly, if a particular sequence is selected adjacent a TATA box ofa particular gene, a molecule that binds to this specific sequence wouldbe expected to alter the transcriptional regulation of just that gene.

TATA-boxes were first identified by determining the sequence of the DNAlocated 5' of the RNA start sites of a number of genes. Examination ofthese sequences revealed that most genes had a TATA-box motif (consensussequence) in the range of nucleotides 50 to 15 nucleotides 5' of the RNAstart site. In vitro studies, typically DNA protection (footprinting)studies, lead to the conclusion that proteins were binding to thesesites. Further in vitro DNA binding experiments demonstrated that someproteins could specifically bind to these sites. This lead to assaysthat allowed purification and subsequent sequencing of the bindingproteins. This information facilitated the cloning and expression ofgenes encoding the binding proteins. A large number of transcriptionfactors are now known. The protein designated TFIID has beendemonstrated to bind to the TATA-box (Lee, et al.).

Molecules that interfere with the interaction of these transcriptionfactors and their target DNA (i.e., DNA/Protein transcription complexes)are also expected to alter transcription initiated from the target DNA.A publicly available database of these factors and the sequences towhich they bind is available from the National Library of Medicine andis called "The Transcription Data Base, or TFD." The binding sites ofthese transcription factors can be identified in the 5' non-codingregion of genes having known sequences (Example 15).

The ability to select target sequences adjacent the binding site of atranscription factor, as described above for TFIID, can be applied toother general transcription factors as well. For the purpose of thepresent invention, a general transcription factor is one that regulatesthe transcriptional expression of more than one gene. For any suchgeneral transcription factor, as for TFIID above, a particular targetsequence can be selected adjacent the transcription factor binding siteof a selected gene. A molecule that binds to this specific targetsequence would be expected to alter the transcriptional regulation ofjust that gene and not all of the genes for which the transcriptionfactor regulates expression. Alteration of transcriptional regulationmay involve inhibition or increased affinity (enhancement) of binding ofa transcription factor to its cognate DNA.

Many examples of such general transcription factors have beenidentified, including, but not limited to, the following: SP1 (Raney, etal., 1992; Kitadai, et al., 1992); NFAT-1 (Shaw, et al., 1988); Etsfamily of transcription factors, including Elf1 (Thompson, et al., 1992); Fos protein (Neuberg, et al., 1991); NF-kappa (Wirth, et al., 1988;Meijer, et al., 1992); and AP1-like proteins, including the product ofthe c-jun oncogene (Descheemaeker, et al., 1992; Ryder et al., 1988;Harshman et al., 1988; Angel et al., 1988; Bos et al., 1988; Bohmann etal., 1987).

Accordingly, for a selected gene, non-conserved DNA surrounding thetranscription factor binding site can be chosen as a specific targetsequence for small molecule binding. A small molecule can be chosenwhose binding overlaps an adjacent transcription factor DNA bindingsequence (e.g., by 1-3 nucleotide pairs). In this case, the specificityof DNA binding for the small molecule is, in large part, derived fromthe non-conserved sequences adjacent the transcription factor bindingsite, in order to reduce small molecule binding at the transcriptionfactor binding site associated with other genes.

Small molecules that bind such specific target sequences can beidentified and/or designed using the assay and methods of the presentinvention.

5. Further Considerations in Choosing Alternative Small-Molecule-BindingTarget Sites.

Small molecules that interfere with the interaction of any DNA bindingprotein and its cognate DNA (i.e., DNA/Protein complexes) can beselected by the assay and methods of the present invention. As describedabove for general transcription factors, sequences adjacent the DNAbinding site for a selected DNA binding protein can serve as a targetfor small molecule binding in order to alter the interaction of the DNAbinding protein and its cognate site. The small molecule can affect theDNA:protein interaction, for example, by inhibiting or enhancing theassociation of protein with the DNA.

For a selected DNA:protein interaction, non-conserved DNA surroundingthe selected DNA binding site can be chosen as a specific targetsequence for small molecule binding. In some cases the small moleculebinding can overlap the DNA binding site: for example, in the case of atherapeutic used to treat a mammal with a bacterial infection, a smallmolecule may be selected to bind to the bacterial origin of DNAreplication. Such a small molecule may essentially completely overlapthe region defined by the bacterial origin-of-replication-DNA:proteininteraction since a corresponding target sequence is not likely presentin the DNA of the mammalian host.

However, in the case where selective binding is required, as describedabove for TFIID, the specificity of the small molecule for DNA bindingshould essentially derive from the non-conserved sequences adjacent theDNA-binding protein's cognate DNA-binding site. This results in smallmolecule binding being reduced at similar DNA:protein binding sites atother locations.

6. Further Considerations in Choosing Target Sites: Procaryotes andViruses.

Bacterial gene expression is regulated at several different levels,including transcription. General and specific transcription factors areneeded along with the core RNA polymerase to accurately produceappropriate amounts of mRNA. Antibiotics that bind to the RNA polymeraseand prevent mRNA production are potent bacterial poisons: molecules thatcould interfere with the initiation of transcription for specificessential genes are expected to have similar effects.

Many bacterial promoters have been sequenced and carefully examined. Ingeneral, the majority of bacterial promoters have two well characterizedregions, the -35 region which has a consensus sequence similar to SEQ IDNO:625 and the -10 region with a consensus sequence of SEQ ID NO:626.The sequence of the start site for RNA polymerase, however, is notalways the same. The start site is determined by a supplementary proteincalled the sigma factor, which confers specificity for binding the RNApolymerase core. Several sigma factors are present in any species ofbacteria. Each sigma factor recognizes a different set of promotersequences. Expression of sigma factors is regulated, typically, by thegrowth conditions the bacteria is encountering. These sigma factorpromoter sequences represent excellent targets for sequence specific DNAbinding molecules.

As an example of choosing target sequences for the purpose of designinga DNA-binding therapeutic for a bacterial disease, consider the exampleof tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

All bacteria need to make ribosomes for the purpose of proteinsynthesis. The -35 and -10 regions of M. tuberculosis ribosome RNAsynthesis has been determined. In the EMBL locus MTRRNOP the -35 signalis located at coordinants 394 . . 400 and the -10 signal is found atcoordinants 419 . . 422. These regions represent excellent targets for aDNA binding drug that would inhibit the growth of the bacteria bydisrupting its ability to make ribosomes and synthesize protein.Multiple other essential genes could be targeted in a similar manner.

M. tuberculosis is a serious public health problem for several reasons,including the development of antibiotic resistant strains. Manyantibiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria by binding to a specificprotein and inhibiting its function. An example of this is the bindingof rifampicin to the beta subunit of the bacterial RNA polymerase.Continued selection of bacteria with an agent of this kind can lead tothe selection of mutants having an altered RNA polymerase so that theantibiotic can no longer bind it. Such mutants can arise from a singlemutation.

However, binding a drug to a DNA regulatory region requires at least twomutations to escape the inhibitory effect of the drug: one mutation inthe target DNA sequence so that the drug could not bind the targetsequence, and one mutation in the regulatory binding protein so that itcan recognize the new, mutated regulatory sequence. Such a doublemutation event is much less frequent than the single mutation discussedabove, for example, with rifampicin. Accordingly, it is expected thatthe development of drug resistant bacteria would be much less common forDNA-binding drugs that bind to promoter sequences.

The HIV viral promoter region (shown in FIG. 28) provides an example ofchoosing DNA target sequences for sequence-specific DNA binding drugs toinhibit viral replication.

Many eukaryotic viruses use promoter regions that have similar featuresto normal cellular genes. The replication of these viruses depends onthe general transcription factors present in the host cell. As such, thepromoter sequences in DNA viruses are similar to those found in cellulargenes and have been well-studied. The binding factors Sp-1 and TFIID areimportant generalized factors that most viral promoters use.

In the HIV promoter sequence found in LOCUS HIVBH101 in version 32 ofthe EMBL databank, three tandem decanucleotide Sp1 binding sites arelocated between positions 377 and 409. Site III shows the strongestaffinity for the cellular factor. The three cause up to a tenfold effecton transcriptional efficiency in vitro. The transcription start site isat position 455, with a TATA box at 427-431 in the sequence listedbelow. In addition to these sites, there are two NF-kappa-B sites inthis region between nucleotides 350 and 373. These sites are annotatedin FIG. 28.

Sequence-specific DNA binding molecules that specifically disrupted thisbinding would be expected to disrupt HIV replication. For example, thesequences adjacent to the TFIID binding site (SEQ ID NO:628 and/or SEQID NO:629), would be target sites for a DNA-binding molecule designed todisrupt TFIID binding. These sequences are found in HIV but are notlikely to occur overlapping TFIID binding sites in the endogenous humangenome. Multiple sites could be targeted to decrease the likelihood thata single mutation could prevent drug binding.

D. Using Test Matrices and Pattern Matching for the Analysis of Data.

The assay described herein has been designed to use a single DNA:proteininteraction to screen for sequence-specific and sequence-preferentialDNA-binding molecules that can recognize virtually any specifiedsequence. By using sequences flanking the recognition site for a singleDNA:protein interaction, a very large number of different sequences canbe tested. The analysis of data yielded by such experiments displayed asmatrices and analyzed by pattern matching techniques should yieldinformation about the relatedness of DNA sequences.

The basic principle behind the DNA:protein assay of the presentinvention is that when molecules bind DNA sequences flanking therecognition sequence for a specific protein the binding of that proteinis blocked. Interference with protein binding likely occurs by either(or both) of two mechanisms: (i) directly by stearic hindrance, or (ii)indirectly by perturbations transmitted to the recognition sequencethrough the DNA molecule.

Both of these mechanisms will presumably exhibit distance effects. Forinhibition by direct stearic hindrance direct data for very smallmolecules is available from methylation and ethylation interferencestudies. These data suggest that for methyl and ethyl moieties, thestearic effect is limited by distance effects to 4-5 base pairs. Evenstill the number of different sequences that can theoretically be testedfor these very small molecules is still very large (i.e., 5 base paircombinations total 4⁵ (=1024) different sequences).

In practice, the size of sequences tested can be explored empiricallyfor different sized test DNA-binding molecules. A wide array ofsequences with increasing sequence complexity can be routinelyinvestigated. This may be accomplished efficiently by synthesizingdegenerate oligonucleotides and multiplexing oligonucleotides in theassay process (i.e., using a group of different oligonucleotides in asingle assay) or by employing pooled sequences in test matrices.

In view of the above, assays employing a specific protein andoligonucleotides containing the specific recognition site for thatprotein flanked by different sequences on either side of the recognitionsite can be used to simultaneously screen for many different molecules,including small molecules, that have binding preferences for individualsequences or families of related sequences. FIG. 12 demonstrates how theanalysis of a test matrix yields information about the nature ofcompetitor sequence specificity. As an example, to screen for moleculesthat could preferentially recognize each of the 256 possibletetranucleotide sequences (FIG. 13), oligonucleotides could beconstructed that contain these 256 sequences immediately adjacent to a11 bp recognition sequence of UL9 oriS SEQ ID NO:615, which is identicalin each construct.

In FIG. 12 "+" indicates that the mixture retards or blocks theformation of DNA:protein complexes in solution and "-" indicates thatthe mixture had no marked effect on DNA:protein interactions. Theresults of this test are shown in Table V.

                  TABLE V    ______________________________________    Test Mix       Specificity    ______________________________________    #1,4,7: oligos none detected for the above    #2: for recognition site                   either nonspecific or specific    #3             AGCT    #5             CATT of ATT    #6             GCATTC, GCATT, CATTC, GCAT, or                   ATTC    #8             CTTT    ______________________________________

These results demonstrate how such a matrix provides data on thepresence of sequence specific binding activity is a test mixture andalso provides inherent controls for non-specific binding. For example,the effect of test mix #8 on the different test assays reveals that thetest mix preferentially affects the oligonucleotides that contain thesequence CCCT. Note that the sequence does not have to be within thetest site for test mix #8 to exert an affect. By displaying the data ina matrix, the analysis of the sequences affected by the different testmixtures is facilitated.

Furthermore, defined, ordered sets of oligonucleotides can be screenedwith a chosen DNA-binding molecule. The results of these binding assayscan then be examined using pattern matching techniques to determine thesubsets of sequences that bind the molecule with similar bindingcharacteristics. If the structural and biophysical properties (such as,geometric shape and electrostatic properties) of sequences are similar,then it is likely that they will bind the molecule with similar bindingcharacteristics. If the structural and biophysical properties ofsequences are different, then it is likely that they will not bind themolecule with similar binding characteristics. In this context, theassay might be used to group defined, ordered sequences into subsetsbased on their binding characteristics: for example, the subsets couldbe defined as high affinity binding sites, moderate affinity bindingsites, and low affinity binding sites. Sequences in the subsets withpositive attributes (e.g., high affinity binding) have a highprobability of having similar structural and biophysical properties toone another.

By screening and analyzing the binding characteristics of a number ofDNA-binding molecules against the same defined set of DNA sequences,data can be accumulated about the subsets of sequences that fall intothe same or similar subsets. Using this pattern matching approach, whichcan be computer-assisted, the sequences with similar structural andbiophysical properties can by grouped empirically.

The database arising from pattern matching analysis of raw assay datawill lead to the increased understanding of sequence structure andthereby lead to the design of novel DNA-binding molecules with relatedbut different binding activities.

E. Applications for the Determination of the Sequence Specificity ofDNA-Binding Drugs.

Applications for the determination of the sequence specificity ofDNA-binding drugs are described below. The applications are divided intodrug homo- and heteromeric polymers (part 1) and sequence-specificDNA-binding molecules as facilitators of triple strand formation (part2).

One utility of the assay of the invention is the identification ofhighest affinity binding sites among all possible sites of a certainlength for a given DNA-binding molecule. This information may bevaluable to the design of new DNA-binding therapeutics.

1. Multimerization of Sequence-Preferential or Sequence-SpecificDNA-Binding Molecules Identified in the Assay.

Any particular DNA-binding small molecule screened in the assay may onlyrecognize a 2-4 base pair site, and even if the recognition is quitespecific, the molecule may be toxic because there are so many targetsites in the genome (3×10⁹ /4⁴ 4 bp sites, for example). However, ifdrugs with differential affinity for different sites are identified, thetoxicity of DNA-binding drugs may be drastically reduced by creatingdimers, trimers, or multimers with these drugs (Example 13). Fromtheoretical considerations of the free energy changes accompanying thebinding of drugs to DNA, the intrinsic binding constant of a dimershould be the square of the binding constant of the monomer (Le Pecq, J.B.). Experimental data confirmed this expectation in 1978 with dimeranalogs of ethidium bromide (Kuhlmann, et al.). Dimerization of severalintercalating molecules, in fact, yields compounds with DNA affinitiesraised from 10⁵ M⁻¹ for the corresponding monomer to 10⁸ to 10⁹ M⁻¹ forthe dimers (Skorobogaty, et al.; Gaugain, et al. (1978a and b); Le Pecq,et al.; Pelaprat, et al.). Trimerization, which theoretically shouldyield binding affinities that are the cube of the affinity of thehomomonomeric subunit or the product of affinities of theheteromonomeric subunits, has yielded compounds with affinities as highas, 10¹² M⁻¹ (Laugaa, et al .). Such affinity is markedly better thanthe affinities seen for many DNA regulatory proteins.

As a hypothetical example, if a relatively weak DNA-binding drug, drugX, which binds a 4 bp site with an affinity of 2×10⁵ M⁻¹ was dimerized,the bis-X drug would now recognize an 8 bp site with a theoreticalaffinity of 4×10¹⁰ M⁻¹. The difference in affinity between the monomer Xand the bis-X form is 200,000-fold. The number of 4 bp sites in thegenome is approximately 1.2×10⁷ versus the number of 8 bp sites in thegenome which is approximately 5×10⁴. Accordingly, there are 256-foldfewer 8 bp sites than 4 bp sites. Thus, the number of high affinitytarget sites is 256-fold fewer for the bis-X molecule than the number oflow affinity target sites for the monomer X, with a 200,000-folddifference in affinity between the two types of sites.

Since the binding constant of a dimer is the product of the bindingconstants of the monomers, when monomers with higher initial bindingconstants are formed into dimers (or multimers) the differential effectis proportionately increased, creating a wider "window" of affinityversus the number of binding sites. The breadth of the windowessentially reflects the margin of effective drug concentration comparedto the relative toxicity.

There are two immediate ramifications of dimerization (ormultimerization) of monomeric drugs with moderate toxicity and sequencepreference. First, the concentration of drug needed is lowered becauseof the higher affinity, so that even relatively toxic molecules can beused as drugs. Second, since toxicity is likely linked to the averagenumber of drug molecules bound to the genome, as specificity isincreased by increasing the length of the binding site, toxicity isdecreased.

Given the information already available on sequence-preferential bindingof DNA-binding drugs, it is likely that each drug presented to thescreening assay will have (i) a number of high affinity binding sites(e.g., 10 to 100-fold better affinity than the average site), (ii) alarger number of sites that are bound with moderate affinity (3 to10-fold better affinity than average), (iii) the bulk of the bindingsites having average affinity, and (iv) a number of sites havingworse-than-average affinity. This range of binding affinities willlikely resemble a bell-shaped curve. The shape of the curve willprobably vary for each drug. To exemplify, assume that approximatelyfive 4 bp sites will be high affinity binding sites, and twenty 4 bpsites will be moderately high affinity binding sites, then any givendrug may recognize roughly 25, high or moderately high affinity bindingsites. If 50 to 100 drugs are screened, this represents a "bank" ofpotentially 250-500 high affinity sites and 1000-2500 moderately highaffinity sites. Thus, the probability of finding a number of highaffinity drug binding sites that match medically significant targetsites is good. Furthermore, heterodimeric drugs can be designed to matchDNA target sites of 8 or more bp, lending specificity to the potentialpharmaceuticals.

As discussed above, once the sequence preferences are known, theinformation may be used to design oligomeric molecules (homopolymers orheteropolymers) with substantially greater sequence specificity andsubstantially higher binding affinity. For example, if a DNA-bindingmolecule, X, binds a 4 bp sequence 5'-ACGT-3'/5'-ACGT-3' with anequilibrium affinity constant of 2×10⁵ M⁻¹ , then the dimer of X, X₂,should bind the dimer of the sequence, 5'-ACGTACGT-3'/5'-ACGTACGT-3',with an equilibrium affinity constant of (2×10⁵ M⁻¹)² =4×10¹⁰ M⁻². TheDNA-binding dimer molecule, X₂, recognizes an 8 bp sequence, conferringhigher sequence specificity, with a binding affinity that istheoretically 200,000-fold higher than the DNA-binding monomer, X.

The same argument can be extended to trimer molecules: the trimer of X,X₃, would bind a 12 bp sequence, 5'-ACGTACGTACGT-3'/5'-ACGTACGTACGT-3'SEQ ID NO:642, with a theoretical equilibrium affinity constant of8×10¹⁵ M⁻².

DNA-binding polymers constructed using the above-mentioned approach maybe homo- or hetero-polymers of the parent compounds or oligomericcompounds composed of mixed subunits of the parent compounds.Homopolymers are molecules constructed using two or more subunits of thesame monomeric DNA-binding molecule. Heteropolymers are moleculesconstructed using two or more subunits of different monomericDNA-binding molecules. Oligomeric compounds are constructed of mixedpieces of parent compounds and may be hetero- or homomeric.

For example, distamycin is a member of a family of non-intercalatingminor groove DNA-binding oligopeptides that are composed of repeatingunits of N-methylpyrrole groups. Distamycin has 3 N-methylpyrrolegroups. Examples of homopolymers would be bis-distamycin, the dimer ofdistamycin, a molecule containing 6 N-methylpyrrole groups ortris-distamycin, the trimer of distamycin, a molecule containing 9N-methylpyrrole groups.

Daunomycin is a member of an entirely different class of DNA-bindingmolecules, the anthracycline antibiotics, that bind to DNA viaintercalation. Heteropolymers are molecules composed of different typesof DNA-binding subunits; for example, compounds composed of a distamycinmolecule linked to a daunomycin molecule or a distamycin molecule linkedto two daunomycin molecules. The term "oligomeric" is being used todescribe molecules comprised of linked subunits each of which may besmaller than the parent compound.

An example of an homo-oligomeric compound would be a distamycin moleculelinked to 1 or 2 additional N-methylpyrrole groups; the resultingmolecule would not be as large as bis-distamycin, but wouldfundamentally be composed of the same component organic moieties thatcomprise the parent molecule. Examples of a hetero-oligomeric compoundswould be daunomycin linked to one or two N-methylpyrrole groups.

The construction of these polymers will be directed by the informationderived from the sequence preferences of the parent compounds tested inthe assay. In one embodiment of the assay, a database of preferredsequences is constructed, providing a source of information about the 4bp sequences that bind with relatively higher affinity to particulardrugs that may be linked together to target any particular larger DNAsequence.

DNA-binding subunits can be chemically coupled to form heteropolymers orhomopolymers. The subunits can be joined directly to each other, as inthe family of distamycin molecules, or the subunits can be joined with aspacer molecule, such as carbon chains or peptide bonds. The coupling ofsubunits is dependent on the chemical nature of the subunits:appropriate coupling reactions can be determined for any two subunitmolecules from the chemical literature. The choice of subunits will bedirected by the sequence to be targeted and the data accumulated throughthe methods discussed in Section VI.B of this application.

2. Sequence-specific DNA-Binding Molecules Identified in the Assay asFacilitators of Triplex Formation.

Several types of nucleic acid base-containing polymers have beendescribed that will form complexes with nucleic acids (for reviews, seeHelene, C. and Toulme, J.-J.). One type of such a polymer forms atriple-stranded complex by the insertion of a third strand into themajor groove of the DNA helix. Several types of base-recognitionspecific interactions of third strand oligonucleotide-type polymers havebeen observed. One type of specificity is due to Hoogsteen bonding(Hoogsteen). This specificity arises from recognition between pyrimidineoligonucleotides and double-stranded DNA by pairing thymine andadenine:thymine base pairs and protonated cytosine and guanine:cytosinebase pairs (Griffin, et al.). Another type of specific interactioninvolves the use of purine oligonucleotides for triplex formation. Inthese triplexes, adenine pairs with adenine:thymine base pairs andguanine with guanine:cytosine (Cooney, et al.; Beal and Dervan) orthymine:adenine base paris (Griffen, L., and Dervan, P. B.).

Other motifs for triplex formation have been described, including theincorporation of nucleic acid analogs (eg, methylphosphonates,phosphorothioates; Miller, et al.), and the invention of backbones otherthan the phosphoribose backbones normally found in nucleic acids (Pitha,et al.; Summerton, et al.). In several cases, the formation of triplexhas been demonstrated to inhibit the binding of a DNA-binding protein(e.g., Young, et al.; Maher, et al.) or the expression of a cellularprotein (Cooney, et al.).

Furthermore, several experiments have been reported in which a smallDNA-binding molecule has been covalently attached to polymer capable offorming a triplex structure: (i) an acridine:polypyrimidine molecule hasbeen demonstrated to inhibit SV40 in CV-1 cells (Birg, et al.); (ii)cleavage at a single site in a yeast chromosome was achieved with anoligonucleotide:EDTA-Fe molecule (Strobel, et al.; Dervan); and (iii) aphotoinducible endonuclease was created by similar strategy by attachingan ellipticine derivative to a homopyrimidine oligonucleotide(Perouault, et al.). Several other small intercalating agents coupled tooligonucleotides have been described (for review, seeMontenay-Garestier).

One utility of the assay of the present invention is to identify thesequence-specificity of DNA-binding molecules for use in designing andsynthesizing heteromeric therapeutics consisting of a DNA-bindingpolymer (e.g., an oligonucleotide) attached to a sequence-preferentialor sequence-specific DNA-binding molecule, yielding a heteropolymer. Theattached small molecule may serve several functions.

First, if the molecule has increased affinity for a specific site (suchas, a particular 4 base pair sequence) over all other sites of the samesize, then the local concentration of the hetero-molecule, including theoligonucleotide, will be increased at those sites. The amount ofheteropolymer, containing a sequence-specific moiety attached to oneend, needed for treatment purposes is reduced compared to aheteropolymer that has a non-specific DNA-binding moiety attached. Thisreduction in treatment amount is directly proportional to both thedifferential specificity and the relative affinities between thesequence-specific binder and the non-specific binder. For the simplestexample, if a sequence-specific molecule with absolute specificity(i.e., it binds only one sequence) had equal affinity for a specific 4base-pair target site (1/256 possible combinations) as a non-specificmolecule, then the amount of drug needed to exert the same effectiveconcentration at that site could potentially be as much as 256-fold lessfor the specific and non-specific drugs. Accordingly, attaching asequence-specific DNA-binding molecule to a polymer designed to formtriplex structures allows increased localized concentrations.

A second utility of the assay of the present invention is to identifysmall molecules that cause conformational changes in the DNA when theybind. The formation of triplex DNA requires a shift from B form to Aform DNA. This is not energetically favorable, necessitating the use ofincreased amounts of polymer for triplex formation to drive theconformational change. However, the insertion of a small DNA-bindingmolecule (such as, actinomycin D), which induces a conformational changein the DNA, reduces the amount of polymer needed to stabilize triplexformation.

Accordingly, one embodiment of the invention is to use the assay to testknown DNA-binding molecules with all 256 possible four base pair testsequences to determine the relative binding affinity to all possible 4bp sequences. Then, once the sequence preferences are known, theinformation may be used to design heteropolymeric molecules comprised ofa small DNA-binding molecule and a macromolecule, such as atriplex-forming oligonucleotide, to obtain a DNA-binding molecule withenhanced binding characteristics. The potential advantages of attachinga sequence-specific or sequence-preferential DNA-binding small moleculeto a triplex forming molecule are to (i) target the triplex to a subsetof specific DNA sequences and thereby (ii) anchor the triplex moleculein the vicinity of its target sequence and in doing so, (iii) increasethe localized concentration of the triplex molecule, which allows (iv)lower concentrations of triplex to be used effectively. The presence ofthe small molecule may also facilitate localized perturbations in DNAstructure, such as destabilizing the B form of DNA, which is unsuitablefor triplex formation. Such destabalization may facilitate the formationof other structures, such a form DNA useful for triplex formation. Thenet effect would be to decrease the amount of triplex needed forefficacious results.

F. Other Applications.

The potential pharmaceutical applications for sequence-specificDNA-binding molecules are very broad, including antiviral, antifungal,antibacterial, antitumor agents, immunosuppressants, and cardiovasculardrugs. Sequence-specific DNA-binding molecules can also be useful asmolecular reagents as, for example, specific sequence probes.

As more DNA-binding molecules are detected, information about their DNAbinding affinities, sequence recognition, and mechanisms of DNA-bindingwill be gathered, eventually facilitating the design and/or modificationof new molecules with different or specialized activities.

Although the assay has been described in terms of the detection ofsequence-specific DNA-binding molecules, the reverse assay could beachieved by adding DNA in excess to protein to look for peptide sequencespecific protein-binding inhibitors.

The following examples illustrate, but in no way are intended to limit,the present invention.

Materials and Methods

Synthetic oligonucleotides were prepared using commercially availableautomated oligonucleotide synthesizers. Alternatively, custom designedsynthetic oligonucleotides may be purchased, for example, from SyntheticGenetics (San Diego, Calif.). Complementary strands were annealed togenerate double-strand oligonucleotides.

Restriction enzymes were obtained from Boehringer Mannheim (IndianapolisInd.) or New England Biolabs (Beverly Mass.) and were used as per themanufacturer's directions.

Distamycin A and Doxorubicin were obtained from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo.).Actinomycin D was obtained from Boehringer Mannheim or Sigma.

Standard cloning and molecular biology techniques are described inAusubel, et al., and Sambrook, et al.

EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of the Oligonucleotide Containing the ScreeningSequence

This example describes the preparation of (A)biotinylated/digoxigenin/radiolabeled, and (B) radiolabeleddouble-stranded oligonucleotides that contain the screening sequence andselected Test sequences.

A. Biotinylation.

The oligonucleotides were prepared as described above. The wild-typecontrol sequence for the UL9 binding site, as obtained from HSV, isshown in FIG. 4. The screening sequence, i.e. the UL9 binding sequence,is CGTTCGCACTT (SEQ ID NO:601) and is underlined in FIG. 4. Typically,sequences 5' and/or 3' to the screening sequence were replaced by aselected Test sequence (FIG. 5).

One example of the preparation of a site-specifically biotinylatedoligonucleotide is outlined in FIG. 4. An oligonucleotide primercomplementary to the 3' sequences of the screening sequence-containingoligonucleotide was synthesized. This oligonucleotide terminated at theresidue corresponding to the C in position 9 of the screening sequence.The primer oligonucleotide was hybridized to the oligonucleotidecontaining the screening sequence. Biotin-11-dUTP (Bethesda ResearchLaboratories (BRL), Gaithersburg Md.) and Klenow enzyme were added tothis complex (FIG. 4) and the resulting partially double-strandedbiotinylated complexes were separated from the unincorporatednucleotides using either pre-prepared "G-25 SEPHADEX" spin columns(Pharmacia, Piscataway N.J.) or "NENSORB" columns (New England Nuclear)as per manufacturer's instructions. The remaining single-strand regionwas converted to double-strands using DNA polymerase I Klenow fragmentand dNTPs resulting in a fully double-stranded oligonucleotide. A second"G-25 SEPHADEX" column was used to purify the double-strandedoligonucleotide. Oligonucleotides were diluted or resuspended in 10 mMTris-HCl, pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, and 1 mM EDTA and stored at -20° C. Forradiolabelling the complexes, ³² P-alpha-dCTP (New England Nuclear,Wilmington, Del.) replaced dCTP for the double-strand completion step.

Alternatively, the top strand, the primer, or the fully double-strandedoligonucleotide have been radiolabeled with γ-³² P-ATP andpolynucleotide kinase (NEB, Beverly, Mass.). Most of our preliminarystudies have employed radiolabeled, double-stranded oligonucleotides.The oligonucleotides are prepared by radiolabeling the primer with T4polynucleotide kinase and γ-³² P-ATP, annealing the "top" strand fulllength oligonucleotide, and "filling-in" with Klenow fragment anddeoxynucleotide triphosphates. After phosphorylation and second strandsynthesis, oligonucleotides are separated from buffer and unincorporatedtriphosphates using "G-25 SEPHADEX" preformed spin columns (IBI, NewHaven, Conn. or Biorad, Richmond Calif.). This process is outlined inFIG. 4. The reaction conditions for all of the above Klenow reactionswere as follows: 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl₂, 50 mM NaCl, 1 mMdithioerythritol, 0.33-100 μM deoxytriphosphates, 2 units Klenow enzyme(Boehringer-Mannheim, Indianapolis Ind.). The Klenow reactions wereincubated at 25° C. for 15 minutes to 1 hour. The polynucleotide kinasereactions were incubated at 37° C. for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

B. End-Labeling with Digoxigenin.

The biotinylated, radiolabelled oligonucleotides or radiolabeledoligonucleotides were isolated as above and resuspended in 0.2Mpotassium cacodylate (pH=7.2), 4 mM MgCl₂, 1 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, and0.5 mg/ml bovine serum albumin. To this reaction mixturedigoxigenin-11-dUTP (an analog of dTTP, 2'-deoxyuridine-5'-triphosphate,coupled to digoxigenin via an 11-atom spacer arm, Boehringer Mannheim,Indianapolis Ind.) and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (GIBCO BRL,Gaithersburg, Md.) were added. The number of Dig-11-dUTP moietiesincorporated using this method appeared to be less than 5 (probably only1 or 2) as judged by electrophoretic mobility on polyacrylamide gels ofthe treated fragment as compared to oligonucleotides of known length.

The biotinylated or non-biotinylated, digoxygenin-containing,radiolabelled oligonucleotides were isolated as above and resuspended in10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, 50 mM NaCl, pH 7.5 for use in the bindingassays.

The above procedure can also be used to biotinylate the other strand byusing an oligonucleotide containing the screening sequence complementaryto the one shown in FIG. 4 and a primer complementary to the 3' end ofthat molecule. To accomplish the biotinylation Biotin-7-dATP wassubstituted for Biotin-11-dUTP. Biotinylation was also accomplished bychemical synthetic methods: for example, an activated nucleotide isincorporated into the oligonucleotide and the active group issubsequently reacted with NHS-LC-Biotin (Pierce). Other biotinderivatives can also be used.

C. Radiolabelling the Oligonucleotides.

Generally, oligonucleotides were radiolabelled with gamma-³² P-ATP oralpha-³² P-deoxynucleotide triphosphates and T4 polynucleotide kinase orthe Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase, respectively. Labelling reactionswere performed in the buffers and by the methods recommended by themanufacturers (New England Biolabs, Beverly Mass.; Bethesda ResearchLaboratories, Gaithersburg Md.; or Boehringer/Mannheim, IndianapolisInd.). Oligonucleotides were separated from buffer and unincorporatedtriphosphates using "G-25 SEPHADEX" preformed spin columns (IBI, NewHaven, Conn.; or Biorad, Richmond, Calif.) or "NENSORB" preformedcolumns (New England Nuclear, Wilmington, Del.) as per the manufacturersinstructions.

There are several reasons to enzymatically synthesize the second strand.The two main reasons are that by using an excess of primer, secondstrand synthesis can be driven to near completion so that nearly all topstrands are annealed to bottom strands, which prevents the top strandsingle strands from folding back and creating additional and unrelateddouble-stranded structures, and secondly, since all of theoligonucleotides are primed with a common primer, the primer can bearthe end-label so that all of the oligonucleotides will be labeled toexactly the same specific activity.

EXAMPLE 2 Preparation of the UL9 Protein

A. Cloning of the UL9 Protein-Coding Sequences into pAC373.

To express full length UL9 protein a baculovirus expression system hasbeen used. The sequence of the UL9 coding region of Herpes Simplex Virushas been disclosed by McGeoch et al. and is available as an EMBL nucleicacid sequence. The recombinant baculovirus AcNPV/UL9A, which containedthe UL9 protein-coding sequence, was obtained from Mark Challberg(National Institutes of Health, Bethesda Md.). The construction of thisvector has been previously described (Olivo, et al. (1988, 1989)).Briefly, the NarI/EcoRV fragment was derived from pMC160 (Wu, et al.).Blunt-ends were generated on this fragment by using all four dNTPs andthe Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase I (Boehringer Mannheim,Indianapolis Ind.) to fill in the terminal overhangs. The resultingfragment was blunt-end ligated into the unique BamHI site of thebaculoviral vector pAC3T3 (Summers, et al.).

B. Cloning of the UL9 Sequence in pVL1393.

The UL9 protein-coding region was cloned into a second baculovirusvector, pVL1393 (Luckow, et al.). The 3077 bp NarI/EcoRV fragmentcontaining the UL9 gene was excised from vector pEcoD (obtained from Dr.Bing Lan Rong, Eye Research Institute, Boston, Mass.): the plasmid pEcoDcontains a 16.2 kb EcoRI fragment derived from HSV-I that bears the UL9gene (Goldin, et al.). Blunt-ends were generated on the UL9-containingfragment as described above. EcoRI linkers (10 mer) were blunt-endligated (Ausubel, et al.; Sambrook, et al.) to the blunt-endedNarI/EcoRV fragment.

The vector pVL1393 (Luckow, et al.) was digested with EcoRI and thelinearized vector isolated. This vector contains 35 nucleotides of the5' end of the coding region of the polyhedron gene upstream of thepolylinker cloning site. The polyhedron gene ATG has been mutated to ATTto prevent translational initiation in recombinant clones that do notcontain a coding sequence with a functional ATG. The EcoRI/UL9 fragmentwas ligated into the linearized vector, the ligation mixture transformedinto E. coli and ampicillin resistant clones selected. Plasmidsrecovered from the clones were analyzed by restriction digestion andplasmids carrying the insert with the amino terminal UL9 protein-codingsequences oriented to the 5' end of the polyhedron gene were selected.This plasmid was designated pVL1393/UL9 (FIG. 7).

pVL1393/UL9 was cotransfected with wild-type baculoviral DNA (AcMNPV;Summers, et al.) into SF9 (Spodoptera frugiperda) cells (Summers, etal.). Recombinant baculovirus-infected Sf9 cells were identified andclonally purified (Summers, et al.).

C. Expression of the UL9 Protein.

Clonal isolates of recombinant baculovirus infected Sf9 cells were grownin Grace's medium as described by Summers, et al. The cells were scrapedfrom tissue culture plates and collected by centrifugation (2,000 rpm,for 5 minutes, 4° C.). The cells were then washed once with phosphatebuffered saline (PBS) (Maniatis, et al.). Cell pellets were frozen at-70° C. For lysis the cells were resuspended in 1.5 volumes 20 mM HEPES,pH 7.5, 10% glycerol, 1.7M NaCl, 0.5 mM EDTA, 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT),and 0.5 mM phenyl methyl sulfonyl fluoride (PMSF). Cell lysates werecleared by ultracentrifugation (Beckman table top ultracentrifuge, TLS55 rotor, 34 krpm, 1 hr, 4° C.). The supernatant was dialyzed overnightat 4° C. against 2 liters dialysis buffer (20 mM HEPES, pH 7.5, 10%glycerol, 50 mM NaCl, 0.5 mM EDTA, 1 mM dtt, and 0.1 mM PMSF).

These partially purified extracts were prepared and used in DNA:proteinbinding experiments. If necessary extracts were concentrated using a"CENTRICON 30" filtration device (Amicon, Danvers Mass.).

D. Cloning the Truncated UL9 Protein.

The sequence encoding the C-terminal third of UL9 and the 3' flankingsequences, an approximately 1.2 kb fragment, was subcloned into thebacterial expression vector, pGEX-2T (FIG. 6). The pGEX-2T is amodification of the pGEX-1 vector of Smith, et al. which involved theinsertion of a thrombin cleavage sequence in-frame with theglutathione-S-transferase protein (gst).

A 1,194 bp BamHI/EcoRV fragment of pEcoD was isolated that contained a951 bp region encoding the C-terminal 317 amino acids of UL9 and 243 bpof the 3' untranslated region.

This BamHI/EcoRV UL9 carboxy-terminal (UL9-COOH) containing fragment wasblunt-ended and EcoRI linkers added as described above. The EcoRIlinkers were designed to allow in-frame fusion of the UL9 protein-codingsequence to the gst-thrombin coding sequences. The linkered fragment wasisolated and digested with EcoRI. The pGEX-2T vector was digested withECORI, treated with Calf Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase (CIP) and thelinear vector isolated. The EcoRI Tinkered UL9-COOH fragment was ligatedto the linear vector (FIG. 6). The ligation mixture was transformed intoE. coil and ampicillin resistant colonies were selected. Plasmids wereisolated from the ampicillin resistant colonies and analyzed byrestriction enzyme digestion. A plasmid which generated agst/thrombin/UL9-COOH in frame fusion was identified (FIG. 6) anddesignated pGEX-2T/UL9-COOH.

E. Expression of the Truncated UL9 Protein.

E. coli strain JM109 was transformed with pGEX-2T/C-UL9-COOH and wasgrown at 37° C. to saturation density overnight. The overnight culturewas diluted 1:10 with LB medium containing ampicillin and grown from onehour at 30° C. IPTG (isopropyllthio-β-galacto-side) (GIBCO-BRL) wasadded to a final concentration of 0.1 mM and the incubation wascontinued for 2-5 hours. Bacterial cells containing the plasmid weresubjected to the temperature shift and IPTG conditions, which inducedtranscription from the tac promoter.

Cells were harvested by centrifugation and resuspended in 1/100 culturevolume of MTPBS (150 mM NaCl, 16 mM Na₂ HPO₄, 4 mM NaH₂ PO₄). Cells werelysed by sonication and lysates cleared of cellular debris bycentrifugation.

The fusion protein was purified over a glutathione agarose affinitycolumn as described in detail by Smith, et al. The fusion protein waseluted from the affinity column with reduced glutathione, dialyzedagainst UL9 dialysis buffer (20 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, 0.5 mMEDTA, 1 mM DTT, 0.1 mM PMSF) and cleaved with thrombin (2 ng/ug offusion protein).

An aliquot of the supernatant obtained from IPTG-induced cultures ofpGEX-2T/C-UL9-COOH-containing cells and an aliquot of theaffinity-purified, thrombin-cleaved protein were analyzed bySDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The result of this analysis isshown in FIG. 8. The 63 kilodalton GST/C-UL9 fusion protein is thelargest band in the lane marked GST-UL9 (lane 2). The first lanecontains protein size standards. The UL9-COOH protein band (laneGST-UL9+Thrombin, FIG. 8, lane 3) is the band located between 30 and 46kD: the glutathione transferase protein is located just below the 30 kDsize standard. In a separate experiment a similar analysis was performedusing the uninduced culture: it showed no protein corresponding in sizeto the fusion protein.

Extracts are dialyzed before use. Also, if necessary, the extracts canbe concentrated typically by filtration using a "CENTRICON 30" filter.

EXAMPLE 3 Binding Assays

A. Band Shift Gels.

DNA:protein binding reactions containing both labelled complexes andfree DNA were separated electrophoretically on 4-10%polyacrylamide/Tris-Borate-EDTA (TBE) gels (Fried, et al.; Garner, etal.). The gels were then fixed, dried, and exposed to X-ray film. Theautoradiograms of the gels were examined for band shift patterns.

B. Filter Binding Assays.

A second method used particularly in determining the half-lives foroligonucleotide:protein complexes is filter binding (Woodbury, et al.).Nitrocellulose disks (Schleicher and Schuell, BA85 filters) that havebeen soaked in binding buffer (see below) were placed on a vacuum filterapparatus. DNA:protein binding reactions (see below; typically 15-30 μl)are diluted to 0.5 ml with binding buffer (this dilutes theconcentration of components without dissociating complexes) and appliedto the discs with vacuum applied. Under low salt conditions theDNA:protein complex sticks to the filter while free DNA passes through.The discs are placed in scintillation counting fluid (New EnglandNuclear), and the cpm determined using a scintillation counter.

This technique has been adapted to 96-well and 72-slot nitrocellulosefiltration plates (Schleicher and Schuell) using the above protocolexcept (i) the reaction dilution and wash volumes are reduced, and (ii)the flow rate through the filter is controlled by adjusting the vacuumpressure. This method greatly facilitates the number of assay samplesthat can be analyzed. Using radioactive oligonucleotides, the samplesare applied to nitrocellulose filters, the filters are exposed to x-rayfilm, then analyzed using a Molecular Dynamics scanning densitometer.This system transfers data directly into analytical software programs(e.g., Excel) for analysis and graphic display.

EXAMPLE 4 Functional UL9 Binding Assay

A. Functional DNA-Binding Activity Assay.

Purified protein was tested for functional activity using band-shiftassays. Radiolabelled oligonucleotides (prepared as in Example 1B) thatcontain the 11 bp recognition sequence were mixed with the UL9 proteinin binding buffer (optimized reaction conditions: 0.1 ng ³² P-DNA, 1 ulUL9 extract, 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.2, 50 mM KCl, and 1 mM DTT). Thereactions were incubated at room temperature for 10 minutes (bindingoccurs in less than 2 minutes), then separated electrophoretically on4-10% non-denaturing polyacrylamide gels. UL9-specific binding to theoligonucleotide is indicated by a shift in mobility of theoligonucleotide on the gel in the presence of the UL9 protein but not inits absence. Bacterial extracts containing (+) or without (-) UL9protein and affinity purified UL9 protein were tested in the assay. Onlybacterial extracts containing UL9 or affinity purified UL9 proteingenerate the gel band-shift indicating protein binding.

The degree of extract that needed to be added to the reaction mix, inorder to obtain UL9 protein excess relative to the oligonucleotide, wasempirically determined for each protein preparation/extract. Aliquots ofthe preparation were added to the reaction mix and treated as above. Thequantity of extract at which the majority of the labelledoligonucleotide appears in the DNA:protein complex was evaluated byband-shift or filter binding assays. The assay is most sensitive underconditions in which the minimum amount of protein is added to bind mostof the DNA. Excess protein decreases the sensitivity of the assay withrespect to the ability of inhibitors to compete with the protein foroligonucleotide binding, except when protein concentrations are so highthat non-specific protein/DNA binding is provoked.

B. Rate of Dissociation.

The rate of dissociation is determined using a competition assay. Anoligonucleotide having the sequence presented in FIG. 4, which containedthe binding site for UL9 (SEQ ID NO:614), was radiolabelled with ³²P-ATP and polynucleotide kinase (Bethesda Research Laboratories). Thecompetitor DNA was a 17 base pair oligonucleotide (SEQ ID NO:616)containing the binding site for UL9.

In the competition assays, the binding reactions (Example 4A) wereassembled with each of the oligonucleotides and placed on ice.Unlabelled oligonucleotide (1 μg) was added 1, 2, 4, 6, or 21 hoursbefore loading the reaction on an 8% polyacrylamide gel (run in TBEbuffer (Maniatis, et al.)) to separate the reaction components. Thedissociation rates, under these conditions, for the truncated UL9(UL9-COOH) and the full length UL9 is approximately 4 hours at 4° C. Inaddition, random oligonucleotides (a 10,000-fold excess) that did notcontain the UL9 binding sequence and sheared herring sperm DNA (a100,000-fold excess) were tested: neither of these control DNAs competedfor binding with the oligonucleotide containing the UL9 binding site.

C. Optimization of the UL9 Binding Assay.

1. Truncated UL9 from the Bacterial Expression System.

The effects of the following components on the binding and dissociationrates of UL9-COOH with its cognate binding site have been tested andoptimized: buffering conditions (including the pH, type of buffer, andconcentration of buffer); the type and concentration of monovalentcation; the presence of divalent cations and heavy metals; temperature;various polyvalent cations at different concentrations; and differentredox reagents at different concentrations. The effect of a givencomponent was evaluated starting with the reaction conditions givenabove and based on the dissociation reactions described in Example 4B.

The optimized conditions used for the binding of UL9-COOH contained inbacterial extracts (Example 2E) to oligonucleotides containing the HSVori sequence (SEQ ID NO:601) were as follows: 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.2, 50 mMKCl, 1 mM DTT, 0.005-0.1 ng radiolabeled (specific activity,approximately 10⁸ cpm/μg) or digoxiginated, biotinylated oligonucleotideprobe, and 5-10 μg crude UL9-COOH protein preparation (1 mM EDTA isoptional in the reaction mix). Under optimized conditions, UL9-COOHbinds very rapidly and has a dissociation rate of about 4 hours at 4° C.with non-biotinylated oligonucleotide and 5-10 minutes with biotinylatedoligonucleotides. The dissociation rate of UL9-COOH changes markedlyunder different physical conditions. Typically, the activity of a UL9protein preparation was assessed using the gel band-shift assay andrelated to the total protein content of the extract as a method ofstandardization. The addition of herring sperm DNA depended on thepurity of UL9 used in the experiment Binding assays were incubated at25° C. for 5-30 minutes.

2. Full Length UL9 Protein from the Baculovirus System.

The binding reaction conditions for the full length baculovirus-producedUL9 polypeptide have also been optimized. The optimal conditions for thecurrent assay were determined to be as follows: 20 mM Hepes; 100 mMNaCl; 0.5 mM dithiothreitol; 1 mM EDTA; 5% glycerol; from 0 to 10⁴ -foldexcess of sheared herring sperm DNA; 0.005-0.1 ng radiolabeled (specificactivity, approximately 10⁸ cpm/μg) or digoxiginated, biotinylatedoligonucleotide probe, and 5-10 μg crude UL9 protein preparation. Thefull length protein also binds well under the optimized conditionsestablished for the truncated UL9-COOH protein.

EXAMPLE 5 The Effect of Test Sequence Variation on the Half-Life of theUL9 DNA:Protein Complex

The oligonucleotides shown in FIG. 5 were radiolabelled as describedabove. The competition assays were performed as described in Example 4Busing UL9-COOH. Radiolabelled oligonucleotides were mixed with theUL9-COOH protein in binding buffer (typical reaction: 0.1 ngoligonucleotide ³² P-DNA, 1 μl UL9-COOH extract, 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.2, 50mM KCl, 1 mM EDTA, and 1 mM DTT). The reactions were incubated at roomtemperature for 10 minutes. A zero time point sample was then taken andloaded onto an 8% polyacrylamide gel (run use TBE). One μg of theunlabelled 17 bp competitive DNA oligonucleotide (SEQ ID NO:616)(Example 4B) was added at 5, 10, 15, 20, or 60 minutes before loadingthe reaction sample on the gel. The results of this analysis are shownin FIG. 9: the screening sequences that flank the UL9 binding site (SEQID NO:605-SEQ ID NO:613) are very dissimilar but have little effect onthe off-rate of UL9. Accordingly, these results show that the UL9 DNAbinding protein is effective to bind to a screening sequence in duplexDNA with a binding affinity that is substantially independent of testsequences placed adjacent the screening sequence. Filter bindingexperiments gave the same result.

EXAMPLE 6 The Effect of Actinomycin D, Distamycin A, and Doxorubicin onUL9 Binding to the Screening Sequence is Dependent on the Specific TestSequence

Different oligonucleotides, each of which contained the screeningsequence (SEQ ID NO:601) flanked on the 5' and 3' sides by a testsequence (SEQ ID NO:605 to SEQ ID NO:613), were evaluated for theeffects of distamycin A, actinomycin D, and doxorubicin on UL9-COOHbinding.

Binding assays were performed as described in Example 5. Theoligonucleotides used in the assays are shown in FIG. 5. The assaymixture was allowed to pre-equilibrate for 15 minutes at roomtemperature prior to the addition of drug.

A concentrated solution of Distamycin A was prepared in dH₂ O and wasadded to the binding reactions at the following concentrations: 0, 1 μM,4 μM, 16 μM, and 40 μM. The drug was added and incubated at roomtemperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixtures were then loaded on an 8%polyacrylamide gel (Example 5) and the components separatedelectrophoretically. Autoradiographs of these gels are shown in FIG.10A. The test sequences tested were as follows: UL9 polyT, SEQ IDNO:609; UL9 CCCG, SEQ ID NO:605; UL9 GGGC, SEQ ID NO:606; UL9 polyA, SEQID NO:608; and UL9 ATAT, SEQ ID NO:607. These results demonstrate thatDistamycin A preferentially disrupts binding to UL9 polyT, UL9 polyA andUL9 ATAT.

A concentrated solution of Actinomycin D was prepared in dH₂ O and wasadded to the binding reactions at the following concentrations: 0 μM and50 μM. The drug was added and incubated at room temperature for 1 hour.Equal volumes of dH₂ O were added to the control samples. The reactionmixtures were then loaded on an 8% polyacrylamide gel (Example 5) andthe components separated electrophoretically. Autoradiographs of thesegels are shown in FIG. 10B. In addition to the test sequences testedabove with Distamycin A, the following test sequences were also testedwith Actinomycin D: ATori1, SEQ ID NO:611; oriEco2, SEQ ID NO:612, andoriEco3, SEQ ID NO:613. These results demonstrate that actinomycin Dpreferentially disrupts the binding of UL9 to the oligonucleotides UL9CCCG and UL9 GGGC.

A concentrated solution of Doxorubicin was prepared in dH₂ O and wasadded to the binding reactions at the following concentrations: 0 μM, 15μM and 35 μM. The drug was added and incubated at room temperature for 1hour. Equal volumes of dH₂ O were added to the control samples. Thereaction mixtures were then loaded on an 8% polyacrylamide gel (Example5) and the components separated electrophoretically. Autoradiographs ofthese gels are shown in FIG. 10C. The same test sequences were tested asfor Actinomycin D. These results demonstrate that Doxorubicinpreferentially disrupts the binding of UL9 to the oligonucleotidesUL9polyT, UL9 GGGC, oriEco2, and oriEco3. Doxorubicin appears toparticularly disrupt the UL9:screening sequence interaction when thetest sequence oriEco3 is used. The sequences of the test sequences fororiEco2 and oriEco3 differ by only one base: an additional T residueinserted at position 12, compare SEQ ID NO:612 and SEQ ID NO:613.

EXAMPLE 7 Use of the Biotin/Streptavidin Reporter System

A. The Capture of Protein-Free DNA.

Several methods have been employed to sequester unbound DNA fromDNA:protein complexes.

1. Magnetic Beads.

Streptavidin-conjugated superparamagnetic polystyrene beads (DynabeadsM-280 Streptavidin, Dynal AS, 6-7×10⁸ beads/ml) are washed in bindingbuffer then used to capture biotinylated oligonucleotides (Example 1).The beads are added to a 15 ul binding reaction mixture containingbinding buffer and biotinylated oligonucleotide. Thebeads/oligonucleotide mixture is incubated for varying lengths of timewith the binding mixture to determine the incubation period to maximizecapture of protein-free biotinylated oligonucleotides. After capture ofthe biotinylated oligonucleotide, the beads can be retrieved by placingthe reaction tubes in a magnetic rack (96-well plate magnets areavailable from Dynal). The beads are then washed.

2. Agarose Beads.

Biotinylated agarose beads (immobilized D-biotin, Pierce, Rockford,Ill.) are bound to avidin by treating the beads with 50 μg/μl avidin inbinding buffer overnight at 4° C. The beads are washed in binding bufferand used to capture biotinylated DNA. The beads are mixed with bindingmixtures to capture biotinylated DNA. The beads are removed bycentrifugation or by collection on a non-binding filter disc.

For either of the above methods, quantification of the presence of theoligonucleotide depends on the method of labelling the oligonucleotide.If the oligonucleotide is radioactively labelled: (i) the beads andsupernatant can be loaded onto polyacrylamide gels to separateDNA:protein complexes from the bead:DNA complexes by electrophoresis,and autoradiography performed; (ii) the beads can be placed inscintillation fluid and counted in a scintillation counter.Alternatively, presence of the oligonucleotide can be determined using achemiluminescent or calorimetric detection system.

B. Detection of Protein-Free DNA.

The DNA is end-labelled with digoxigenin-11-dUTP (Example 1). Theantigenic digoxigenin moiety is recognized by an antibody-enzymeconjugate, anti-digoxigenin-alkaline phosphatase (Boehringer MannheimIndianapolis Ind.). The DNA/antibody-enzyme conjugate is then exposed tothe substrate of choice. The presence of dig-dUTP does not alter theability of protein to bind the DNA or the ability of streptavidin tobind biotin.

1. Chemiluminescent Detection.

Digoxigenin-labelled oligonucleotides are detected using thechemiluminescent detection system "SOUTHERN LIGHTS" developed by Tropix,Inc. (Bedford, Mass.). Use of this detection system is illustrated inFIGS. 11A and 11B. The technique can be applied to detect DNA that hasbeen captured on either beads or filters.

Biotinylated oligonucleotides, which have terminaldigoxygenin-containing residues (Example 1), are captured on magnetic(FIG. 11A) or agarose beads (FIG. 11B) as described above. The beads areisolated and treated to block non-specific binding by incubation withI-Light blocking buffer (Tropix) for 30 minutes at room temperature. Thepresence of oligonucleotides is detected using alkalinephosphatase-conjugated antibodies to digoxygenin.Anti-digoxigenin-alkaline phosphatase (anti-dig-AP, 1:5000 dilution of0.75 units/ul, Boehringer Mannheim) is incubated with the sample for 30minutes, decanted, and the sample washed with 100 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5,150 mM NaCl. The sample is pre-equilibrated with 2 washes of 50 mMsodium bicarbonate, pH 9.5, 1 M MgCl₂, then incubated in the same buffercontaining 0.25 mM 3-(2'-spiroadamantane)-4-methoxy-4-(3'-phosphoryloxy)phenyl-1,2-dioxetane disodium salt (AMPPD) for 5 minutes at roomtemperature. AMPPD was developed (Tropix Inc.) as a chemiluminescentsubstrate for alkaline phosphatase. Upon dephosphorylation of AMPPD theresulting compound decomposes, releasing a prolonged, steady emission oflight at 477 nm.

Excess liquid is removed from filters and the emission of lightoccurring as a result of the dephosphorylation of AMPPD by alkalinephosphatase can be measured by exposure to x-ray film or by detection ina luminometer.

In solution, the bead-DNA-anti-dig-AP is resuspended in "SOUTHERN LIGHT"assay buffer and AMPPD and measured directly in a luminometer. Largescale screening assays are performed using a 96-well plate-readingluminometer (Dynatech Laboratories, Chantilly, Va.). Subpicogramquantities of DNA (102 to 103 atto-moles (an attomole is 10⁻¹⁸ moles))can be detected using the Tropix system in conjunction with theplate-reading luminometer.

2. Colorimetric Detection.

Standard alkaline phosphatase calorimetric substrates are also suitablefor the above detection reactions. Typically substrates include4-nitrophenyl phosphate (Boehringer Mannheim). Results of colorimetricassays can be evaluated in multiwell plates (as above) using aplate-reading spectrophotometer (Molecular Devices, Menlo Park Calif.).The use of the light emission system is more sensitive than thecalorimetric systems.

EXAMPLE 8 Labelling Test Oligonucleotides to Equivalent SpecificActivities

The top strands of 256 oligonucleotides, containing all possible 4 bpsequences in the test sites flanking the UL9 recognition site, weresynthesized. The oligonucleotides were composed of identical sequencesexcept for the 4 bp sites flanking either side of the UL9 recognitionsequence (SEQ ID No:601). The oligonucleotides had the general sequencepresented in FIG. 14B (SEQ ID NO:617), where XXXX is the test sequenceand N=A,G,C, or T. A 12 bp primer sequence, which is the complementarysequence to the 3'-end of the test oligonucleotide, was alsosynthesized: the primer was designated the HSV primer and is presentedas SEQ ID NO:618.

The HSV primer was used to prime second strand synthesis and tofacilitate labeling the oligonucleotides to the same specific activity.oligonucleotide labelling was accomplished by labeling the 5' end of theHSV primer and then using the same primer to prime second strandsynthesis of all 256 test oligonucleotides. The 5' end of the primer canbe labeled with radioisotopes such as ³² P, ³³ P, or ³⁵ S, or withnon-radioactive detection systems such as digoxygenin or biotin asdiscussed in the Capture/Detection section.

Radioactive-labeling of the primer with ³² P is accomplished by theenzymatic transfer of a radioactive phosphate from γ-³² P-ATP to the 5'end of the primer oligonucleotide using T4 polynucleotide kinase(Ausubel, et al.). For labeling 256 oligonucleotides, approximately 60μg HSV primer was labeled as follows. The oligonucleotide was incubatedfor 1 hour at 37° C. with 125 μl γ-³² P-ATP (20 mCi total, 7000 Ci/mmol)and 600 units of T4 polynucleotide kinase in a 3 ml reaction volumecontaining 50 mM Tris-HCL, pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl₂, 10 mM spermidine, and1.5 mM dithiothreitol (freshly prepared). To stop the reaction, EDTA wasadded to a final concentration of 20 mM. Unincorporated nucleotides wereremoved using "G-25 SEPHADEX" chromatography in 10 mM Tris-HCL, pH 7.5,50 mM NaCl, and 1 mM EDTA (TE+50).

The radioactive primer was individually annealed to the top strand ofeach of the 256 test oligonucleotides. The bottom strand is synthesizedusing deoxyribonucleotides and Klenow fragment or T4 polymerase(Ausubel, et al.). The annealing mixture typically contained 200 ng HSVprimer mixed with 1 μg top strand in 20 mM Tris-HCL, pH 7.5, 1 mMspermidine, and 0.1 mM EDTA (35 μl reaction volume) . The primer wasannealed to the top strand by incubating the sample for 2 minutes at 70°C., then placing the sample at room temperature or on ice. To theannealing mixture, 4.5 μl 10× Klenow buffer (10×=200 mM Tris-HCL, 500 mMNaCl, 50 mM MgCl₂, 10 mM dithiothreitol), 5 μl 0.5 mM each dNTP (dATP,dCTP, dGTP, dTTP), and 1 μl Klenow fragment were added. This reactionmixture was incubated 30-60 minutes at room temperature (or up to 37°C.).

The volume of the reaction mixture was increased by adding 75 μl asolution of 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, and 10 mM EDTA. Thereaction mixture was applied to a 1 ml "G-25 SEPHADEX" (in TE+50) spincolumn. The spin columns were prepared by plugging 1 cc tuberculinsyringes with silanized glass wool and adding a slurry of "G-25SEPHADEX." The columns were prespun at 2000 rpm in a tabletop centrifugefor 4 minutes. The samples (reaction mixtures) were passed through thecolumn by centrifugation (2000 rpm, 4 minutes at room temperature) toremove unincorporated deoxyribonucleotides. The incorporation of ³² Pwas measured by placing a small volume of the sample in scintillationfluor and determining the disintegrations per minute (dpms) in ascintillation counter.

The radiolabeled double-stranded oligonucleotides were then diluted tothe same specific activity (equal dpms per volume). Typically, aconcentration of 0.1 to 1 ng/μl oligonucleotide was used in the assay.

The same procedure can be used for second strand synthesis and labelingto equal specific activity regardless of the type of label on the HSVprimer.

EXAMPLE 9 An Arrayed Sample Format

Screening large numbers of test molecules or test sequences is mosteasily accomplished in an arrayed sample format, for example, a 96-wellplate format. Such formats are readily amenable to automation usingrobotics systems. Several different types of disposable plastic platesare available for use in screening assays including the following:polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), andpolystyrene (PS) plates. Plates, or any testing vehicle in which theassay is performed, are tested for protein and DNA adsorption and coatedwith a blocking reagent if necessary.

One method for testing protein or DNA adsorption to plates is to placeassay mixtures in the wells of the plates for varying lengths of time.Samples are then removed from the wells and a nitrocellulose dot blotcapture system (Ausubel, et al.; Schleicher and Schuell) is used tomeasure the amount of DNA:protein complex remaining in the mixture overtime.

When radiolabeled oligonucleotides are used for the test, signal can bemeasured using autoradiography and a scanning laser densitometer. Adecrease in the amount of DNA:protein complex in the absence ofcompetitor molecules is indicative of plate adsorption. If plateadsorption occurs, the plates are coated with a blocking agent prior touse in the assay.

None of the plates listed above showed marked adsorption at a 30 minutetime point under the conditions of the assay. However, most plates,regardless of brand, showed significant adsorption at times greater than2 hours.

Coating the plates with a blocking agent decreases variability in theassay. Several types of blocking reagents typically used to block theadsorption of macromolecules to plastic are known, primarily fromimmunoscreening procedures. For example, plates may be blocked witheither 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS),or 0.1% gelatin, 0.05% "TWEEN29" in PBS.

To test for the effectiveness of using such blocking reagents, theplates were treated with the above reagents for 1 hour at roomtemperature, then washed three times with 0.05% "TWEEN20" in PBS andonce with the assay buffer. Assay reaction mixtures were aliquoted tothe plates and tested as described above using dot blot capture assays.Both of the blocking reagents (BSA or gelatin) were effective inblocking DNA and protein binding--except when polypropylene plates wereused. Based on these experiments, PVC plates blocked with BSA weredetermined to work well in the assay of the present invention.

Plates were tested for inter- and intra-plate variability by aliquotingduplicate samples to all 96-wells of several plates, and determining theamount of DNA:protein complex recovered using the dotblot/nitrocellulose system. The coefficient of variation %CV=(thestandard deviation/mean) *100! was calculated for intra-platevariability (i.e., between samples on the same plate) and inter-platevariability (i.e., between plates). Blocked PVC plates showed anintra-plate %CV of 5-20%; inter-plate variability was about 8%.

EXAMPLE 10 Sequence Selectivity and Relative Binding Affinity forDistamycin

Using the assay method of the present invention, distamycin was testedfor sequence selectivity and relative binding affinity to 256 different4 bp sequences.

A. The Assay Mixture.

Water, buffer and UL9 were mixed on ice and aliquoted to the wells of a96-well plate. The addition of water/UL9/buffer mix was accomplishedwith an 8-channel repipettor, which holds a relatively large volume andallowed rapid, accurate pipetting to all 96 wells of a masterexperimental plate.

Radiolabeled double-stranded oligonucleotides were aliquoted from96-well master stock plates (containing the array of all 256oligonucleotides diluted to the same specific activity) to the wells ofthe master experimental plates.

Master assay mixtures in the master experimental plates were thoroughlymixed by pipetting up and down. The mixtures were aliquoted to the testplates. Each test plate typically included one sample as a control (notest molecules added) and as many test samples as were needed fordifferent test molecules or test molecule concentrations. There were 3master oligonucleotide stock plates, containing the array of 256oligonucleotides. Accordingly, an experiment testing distamycin atdifferent concentrations would require 256 control assays (one for eacholigonucleotide) and 256 assays at each of the drug concentrations to betested.

The following assay mixture was used for testing distamycin in the assayof the present invention: 1.5 nM radiolabeled DNA and 12.8 nM UL9-COOHprotein (prepared as described above in the UL9 binding buffer; 20 mMHepes, pH 7.2, 50 mM KCl, and 1 mM dithiothreitol). The concentration ofthe components in the assay mixture can be varied as described above inthe Detailed Description.

Assay mixtures containing both UL9 and DNA were incubated at roomtemperature for at least 10 minutes to allow the DNA:protein complexesto form and for the system to come to equilibrium. At time=0, the assaywas begun by adding water (control samples) or distamycin (5-15 μM, testsamples) to the assay mixtures using a 12-channel micropipettor. Afterincubation with drug for 5-120 minutes, samples were taken and appliedto nitrocellulose on a 96-well dot blot apparatus (Schleicher andSchuell). The samples were held at 4° C.

Tests were performed in duplicate. Typically, one set of 256 testoligonucleotides was scrambled with respect to location on the 96-wellplate to eliminate any effects of plate location.

B. The Capture/Detection System.

A 96-well dot blot apparatus was used to capture the DNA:proteincomplexes on a nitrocellulose filter. The filters used in the dot blotapparatus were pretreated as follows. The nitrocellulose filter waspre-wetted with water and soaked in UL9 binding buffer. The filter wasthen placed on 1 to 3 pieces of 3 MM filter paper, which were alsopresoaked in UL9 binding buffer. All filters were chilled to 4° C. priorto placement in the apparatus.

Prior to the application of the assay sample to the wells of thedot-blot apparatus, the wells were filled with 375 μl of UL9 bindingbuffer. Typically, 5-50 μl of sample (usually 10-15 μl) were pipettedinto the wells containing binding buffer and a vacuum applied to thesystem to pull the sample through the nitrocellulose. Unbound DNA passesthrough the nitrocellulose, protein-bound DNA sticks to thenitrocellulose. The filters were dried and exposed to X-ray film togenerate autoradiographs.

C. Quantitation of Data.

The autoradiographs of the nitrocellulose filters were analyzed with aMolecular Dynamics (Sunnyvale, Calif.) scanning laser densitometer usingan ImageQuant software package (Molecular Dynamics). Using thissoftware, a 96-well grid was placed on the image of the autoradiographand the densitometer calculated the "volume" of each dot ("volume" isequivalent to the density of each pixel in the grid square multiplied bythe area of the grid square). The program automatically subtractsbackground. The background was determined by either the background of aline or object drawn outside the grid or by using the gridlines asbackground for each individual dot.

The data is exported to a spreadsheet program, such as "EXCEL"(Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash.) for further analysis.

D. Analysis of Data.

The data generate from the densitometry analysis was analyzed using thespreadsheet program "EXCEL."

For each test oligonucleotide, at each drug concentration and/or eachtime point, a raw % score was calculated. The raw % score (r %) can bedescribed as

    r %=(T/C)×100

where T was the densitometry volume of the test sample and C was thedensitometry volume of the control sample. The oligonucleotides werethen ranked from 1 to 256 based on their r % score. Further calculationswere based on the rank of each oligonucleotide with respect to all otheroligonucleotides.

The rank of each oligonucleotide was averaged over several experiments(where one experiment is equivalent to testing all 256 testoligonucleotides by the assay of the present invention) in view of thevariability in rank between any two experiments. The confidence levelfor the ranking of the oligonucleotides increased with repetition of theexperiment.

FIG. 15 shows the results of 4 separate experiments with distamycin. Thetest samples were treated with 10 μM distamycin for 30 minutes. The r %scores are shown for each of the 4 experiments (labeled 918A, 918B,1022A, and 1022B) and the ranks of each oligonucleotide in eachexperiment are shown. The test oligonucleotides have been ranked from 1to 256 based on their average rank. The average rank was the sum of theranks in the individual experiments divided by the number ofexperiments.

FIGS. 16 and 17 show the results presented in FIG. 15 in graphic form.FIG. 16 shows the average ranks plotted against the ideal ranks 1 to256. FIG. 17 shows the average r % scores plotted against the rank of 1to 256. These data demonstrate the reproducible ability of the assay todetect differential binding and effects of distamycin on different 4 bpsequences.

EXAMPLE 11 Determining a Consensus Binding Site for Distamycin

One method used to determine the sequence preferences for distamycin wasto examine the sequences that rank highest in the assay for sequencesimilarities. This process may be accomplished visually or by designingcomputer programs to inspect the data.

Using the data shown in FIG. 15, consensus sequences can be constructedfor distamycin in the following manner. Sequences with rankings lessthan 50 (indicating a strong effect of distamycin on the test sequence)in all four experiments were:

                  TABLE VI    ______________________________________            Sequence                   Rank    ______________________________________            TTCC   1            TTAC   2            TACC   3            TATC   4            TTCG   6            ACGG   8    ______________________________________

Sequences with rankings less than 50 (indicating a strong effect ofdistamycin on the test sequence) in three of the four experiments were:

                  TABLE VII    ______________________________________            Sequence                   Rank    ______________________________________            AACG    5            TTTC    7            TTAG   10            TAAC   12            TACG   15            AGAC   17            AAAC   18            AGCG   21            AGCC   22            TTCT   24            ACGC   25            AGGG   28            AGGC   30            TTGC   37            ATCG   39            TTTG   43    ______________________________________

Sequences with rankings less than 50 (indicating a strong effect ofdistamycin on the test sequence) in two of the four experiments were:

                  TABLE VIII    ______________________________________            Sequence                   Rank    ______________________________________            TAGC    9            TTGG   11            AAAG   13            AACC   14            CAAC   16            ATCC   19            AAGG   20            TAAG   23            ACCC   26            TCCC   29            TATG   31            ACCG   32            TCGG   34            AGTC   35            CTCG   38            AATC   44            AGAG   46            TTAA   47            ACAC   48            AGTG   49            TCAC   52    ______________________________________

The following assumptions allow prediction of a consensus sequence for adistamycin recognition sequence: (i) the most favored sequences are thetest sequences that rank in the top 50 in all four experiments; (ii) thenext favored sequences will be the test sequences that rank in the top50 in 3 of 4 experiments; and (iii) the next favored sequences will bethe test sequences that rank in the top 50 in 2 of 4 experiments.

The positions in the test sequence are represented by the numerals 1, 2,3 and 4. One consensus sequence that predicted from the above bindingdata is:

    ______________________________________    1       2              3     4    ______________________________________    T       T/A            N     C/G    ______________________________________

The nucleotides at each position can also be ranked:

    ______________________________________    1      2             3          4    ______________________________________    T      T > A         C > A > T > G                                    C >G    ______________________________________

Furthermore, the importance of the position of the nucleotide can beranked. Examination of this data would indicate that the importance ofthe positions is

    1>4>2>3.

These data can be tested for validity by deriving all possible consensussequences and examining their scores in the assay. The consensussequences derived from the above information, in order of rank aspredicted by the consensus sequence, are:

                  TABLE IX    ______________________________________    Sequence     Predicted Rank                            Actual Rank    ______________________________________    TTCC         1          1    TACC         2          3    TTCG         3          6    TACG         4          15    TTAC         5          2    TAAC         6          12    TTAG         7          10    TAAG         8          23    TTTC         9          7    TATC         10         4    TTTG         11         43    TATG         12         31    TTGC         13         37    TAGC         14         9    TTGG         15         11    TAGG         16         58                 Average rank:                            17    ______________________________________

Note that the actual rank numbers are out of a possible 256 and thatonly one number is greater than 50. The average rank of these 16 oligosis only 17. These data indicate that the consensus sequence haspredictive value.

Using the same data, a second consensus sequence can be derived that hasslightly worse average rank with respect to the relative effect ofdistamycin in the assay.

                  TABLE X    ______________________________________    1      2              3         4    ______________________________________    A      A/G/C          G/C/A     G/C           A > G = C      C > A = G G = C    ______________________________________

The test sequences predicted by this consensus sequence are as follows:

                  TABLE XI    ______________________________________           Sequence                  Actual rank    ______________________________________           AACG    5           AACC   14           AAAG   13           AAAC   18           AAGG   20           AAGC   74           AGCG   21           AGCC   22           AGAG   46           AGAC   17           AGGG   28           AGGC   30           ACCG   32           ACCC   26           ACAG   73           ACAC   48           ACGG    8           ACGC   25           Ave.   29           rank:    ______________________________________

This consensus sequence also appears to be predictive of favoreddistamycin binding sites since the average rank of test oligonucleotidespredicted by this sequence is 29, substantially below the median rank of128. However, the sequences predicted by this consensus sequence do notappear to be affected as strongly by distamycin as the sequences in thefirst consensus sequence, described above.

EXAMPLE 12 Testing Actinomycin D to Determine Sequence Specificity andRelative Binding Affinity

A. Ranking of Actinomycin D Sequence Binding Affinities.

Actinomycin D has been tested for sequence selectivity and relativebinding affinity to the 256 different 4 bp sequences. The assay wasperformed essentially as described in Example 10. One assay mixtureuseful for the testing of actinomycin D contained 1.5 nM radiolabeledDNA and 12.8 nM UL9-COOH protein prepared as described above in the UL9binding buffer (20 mM Hepes, pH 7.2, 50 mM KCl, and 1 mMdithiothreitol). The concentration of the components can be varied asdescribed in the Detailed Description.

The assay mixtures containing both UL9 and DNA were incubated at roomtemperature for at least 10 minutes to allow the DNA:protein complexesto form and for the system to come to equilibrium. At time=0, the assaywas begun by adding water (control samples) or actinomycin D (25 μM,test samples) to the assay mixtures using a 12-channel micropipettor.After incubation with drug for 30 minutes, samples were taken andapplied to nitrocellulose filters using a 96-well dot blot apparatus(Schleicher and Schuell) held at 4° C. FIG. 18 shows the results of 8screens of actinomycin D.

The % reduction in DNA:protein complex as a result of the presence ofactinomycin D is called "r %"; the lower the r % score, the moreeffective the test molecule in blocking the DNA:protein interaction. Foreach screen, the test oligonucleotides have been ranked from 1 to 256,based on the r % score; the rank of 1 denotes the lowest r % score (thetest oligonucleotide most effected by the test molecule), the rank of256 denotes the highest r % score (the test oligonucleotide leasteffected by the test molecule). The table also shows the average r %score and average rank of each test oligonucleotide; the averages arecalculated from the sum of the individual scores and ranks divided bythe number of screens, respectively. The test oligonucleotides are thenranked from 1 to 256 based on the average rank in all screens. The finalranking is shown in the two external columns on the table. Testoligonucleotides ranking less than 50 in any individual screen are shownin highlighted boxes.

FIG. 19 shows the final rank of test oligonucleotides screened withactinomycin D plotted against the average r % score for these testoligonucleotides.

FIG. 20 shows the final ranking vs. the ranks in each individualexperiment, the average rank, and the ideal rank.

B. Analysis of the Data Obtained from Ranking Actinomycin D SequenceBinding Affinities.

Several simple analytical procedures may be applied to the data from thescreens.

1. Position Effects.

First, to examine possible preferences of the test molecule for a baseat any particular position in the test site, the average r % scores areexamined. The average r % scores for each of the 64 possible testoligonucleotides at each position in the test site are averaged. Forexample, to determine the effect of having an A in the first position ofthe test site, the "A₁ " position, the average r % scores for the 64test oligonucleotides with A in the first position are averaged. Theresults of this analysis are shown in FIG. 21. The mean score for alloligonucleotides in these screens was r % value 67; the standarddeviation was 11.8.

If the r % score is expressed as variance from the mean, as shown inFIG. 21, one observes that none of the scores is markedly deviant fromthe mean. These results suggest that a single base in any particularposition has little impact on the binding of the actinomycin D to thetest site.

2. Dinucleotide Analysis.

The results of the actinomycin D screen were examined for the presenceof dinucleotide pairs that scored well or poorly in the rankings. Highscores indicate a preference for the test sequence. Low scores indicatea repulsion of actinomycin D for the test sequence. A dinucleotideanalysis is one of many simple analytical procedures that may be appliedto the data to extract meaningful impressions about the nature of thesequences to which the test molecule has high affinity.

The data are examined in a manner similar to that used for the singlenucleotide analysis. The 16 possible average r % scores for anyparticular dinucleotide combination are examined. Specific adjacentdinucleotides (N₁ N₂, N₂ N₃, N₃ N₄) or adjacent dinucleotide pairs atany particular position (N_(x) N_(x+1) =the average of N₁ N₂, N₂ N₃, andN₃ N₄) may be examined, as well as specific dinucleotide pairs that arenot adjacent (N₁ N₃, N₂ N₃, N₁ N₄) and any dinucleotide pair separatedby one base (N_(x) N_(x+2) =the average of N₁ N₃ and N₂ N₃). The meansfor each set are determined as well as standard deviations.

The difference from the mean (i.e., the mean score less the average r %score for any particular dinucleotide) reflects the extent of deviationfrom the norm. Differences from the mean greater than 2-3 standarddeviations from the mean are considered to be significant. The data forthe dinucleotide analysis of actinomycin D is shown in FIG. 22. Thedifferences from the mean are displayed graphically in FIG. 23.

In reference to FIGS. 22 and 23, the dinucleotide preference ofactinomycin D is GC, particularly in the N₁ N₂ position, but also at any(N_(x) N_(x+1)) adjacent dinucleotide sequence in the test site.

If the data are combined in a combined bar chart, shown in FIG. 24,where the cumulative results for any dinucleotide pair are tabulated ina single bar, the overall observation can be made that actinomycin Dprefers GC-rich sequences over AT-rich sequences, with a particularpreference for the dinucleotide pairs involving GC.

EXAMPLE 13 A Method for Selecting Target Sites for DNA-Binding Moleculesthat are Dimers or Trimers of Distamycin

Once the relative binding preferences of a distamycin have beendetermined, sequences are selected for target sites for DNA-bindingmolecules composed of two distamycin molecules, bis-distamycins, orthree distamycin molecules, tris-distamycins.

A. Selecting Sequences for Binding with Highest Affinity to DistamycinOligomers.

The top binding sites for distamycin, determined as described above, aredefined by the consensus sequence, 5'-T:T/A:C/A:C-3': accordingly, thetop sequences are TTCC, TTAC, TACC and TAAC. Using this information, 2⁴=16 possible dimer sequences, i.e., combinations of the four top bindingsequences, can be targeted by a bis-distamycin in which the distamycinmolecules are immediately adjacent to one another.

The top strands of the 16 possible duplex DNA target sites for bindingbis-distamycins are shown in FIG. 25. Similarly, trimers of distamycin,tris-distamycins, could be targeted toward selected 12 bp sequences,comprised of all possible combinations of the four 4 bp sequences. Thereare 3⁴ =81 possible highest affinity target trimer sequences. There areseveral advantages to targeting longer sequences with bis- ortris-distamycin:

B. As the Number of Potential Target Sites Decreases, SpecificityIncreases.

All 8 bp combinatorial possibilities of the 4 top favored binding sitesfor distamycin are potential high affinity binding sites forbis-distamycin. The consensus sequence used in this example predictsfour favored binding sites for distamycin. This represents(4/4⁴)*100=about 1.6% of the possible 4 bp sites in the genome. Sincethere are 48 possible 8 bp sequences, this represents, on average, only(2⁴ /4⁸)*100=about 0.02% of the total genome. There are 412 possible 12bp sequences, this represents, on average, only (3⁴/4¹²)*100=0.00000075% of the genome.

The following discussion provides perspective and illustrates theimprovement in the actual number of target sites in the human genome forwhen using a dimer of distamycin versus a monomer of distamycin. Thehuman genome is about 3×10⁹ bp. If the number of favored target sitesfor distamycin is four, and the number of possible 4 bp sequences is 4⁴=256, then the number of favored target sites in the genome is (4/256)(3×10⁹)=4.7×10⁷, or about 50 million favored target sites.

Given that the number of possible 8 bp sites is 4⁸ =65,536, if allpossible combinatorial 8 bp sites derived from the favored 4 bp sites(2⁴ =16; FIG. 25) are favored, then the number of favored 8 bp targetsites is (16/65,536) (3×10⁹)=7.3×10⁵ or about 700,000 possible sites.This represents a 64-fold reduction in the number of highest affinitytarget sites between distamycin and bis-distamycin; alternatively, thisresult can be viewed as a 64-fold increase in specificity.

Likewise, given that the number of possible 12 bp sites is 4¹² =1.7×10⁷,if all possible favored 12 bp sites (3⁴ =81) are favored, then thenumber of favored 12 bp target sites is (81/1.7×10⁷) (3×10⁹)=1.4×10⁴ :i.e., 14,000 possible highest affinity sites. This represents anapproximately 3000-fold decrease in the number of highest affinitytarget sites between distamycin and tris-distamycin and a 500-folddecrease in the number of highest affinity target sites betweenbis-distamycin and tris-distamycin.

C. An Exponential Increase in Affinity.

As the target site increases in size, (i) the number of target sites ina defined number of nucleotides decreases, and (ii) the specificityincreases. Further, the affinity of binding is typically the product ofthe binding affinities of component parts (see Section VI.E.1 above). Asan example, the published binding constant for distamycin to bulkgenomic DNA is about 2×10⁵ M⁻¹. Dimers of distamycin will have atheoretical binding affinity of the square of the binding constant ofdistamycin:

    (K.sub.dista.average =2×10.sup.5 M.sup.-1 ; K.sub.bis-dista =(2×10.sup.5 M.sup.-1).sup.2 =4×10.sup.10 M.sup.-1).

Trimers of distamycin will have binding affinities of the cube of thebinding affinity of distamycin:

    (K.sub.tris-dista =(2×10.sup.5 M.sup.-1).sup.3 =8×10.sup.15 M.sup.-1).

Thus, if distamycin shows only a 10-fold higher affinity (2×10⁶ M⁻¹) forthe top favored binding sites than the average binding sites in DNA,then the affinity constant for bis-distamycin to an 8 bp site comprisedof two favored binding sites is 100-fold higher than for an 8 bpsequence comprised of two average binding sites:

    (K.sub.bis-dista, favored sites /K.sub.bis-dista,average sites =(2×10.sup.6).sup.2 /(2×10.sup.5).sup.2 =100).

While this does not represent absolute sequence specificity in binding,the binding affinity is 100-fold greater for 0.02% (16/65,536) of thetotal possible 8 bp target sequences.

The use of a trimer targeted sequence will afford an even higherincrease in affinity to the most favored binding sites:

    K.sub.tris-dista, favored sites /K.sub.tris-dista,average sites =(2×10.sup.6).sup.3 /(2×10.sup.5).sup.3 =1000.

Thus, with only 10-fold differential activity in binding between favoredsites and average sites, a 1000-fold difference in affinity can beachieved by designing trimer molecules to specific target sites. Whenconsidering the administration of DNA-binding molecules as drugs, a1000-fold lower dose of tris-distamycin, versus the distamycin monomer,could be administered and an increase in relatively specific binding toselected target sites achieved.

In this example, the differential activity of distamycin is only10-fold. Clearly, differential activities of larger magnitudes willgreatly accentuate the increased affinity effect. For example, a100-fold difference in activity of a 4 bp DNA-binding molecule towardhigh affinity and average affinity sequences would result in (i) a10,000-fold difference in the binding affinity of a dimer of themolecule targeted to an 8 bp sequence, and (ii) a million-fold increasein the binding affinity of the trimer to a 12 bp sequence.

D. Selecting Target Sequences for Distamycin Oligomers with Flexibleand/or Variable-Length Linkers in Between the Distamycin Moieties.

The sequences that can be targeted with bis- or tris-distamycinmolecules are not limited to sequences in which the two 4 bp favoredbinding sites are immediately adjacent to one another. Flexible linkerscan be placed between the distamycin moieties and sequences can betargeted that are not immediately adjacent. The target sequences canhave distances of 1 to several bases between them: this distance dependson the length of the chemical linker. Examples of bis-distamycin targetsequences for bis-distamycins with internal flexible and/or variablelength linkers targeted to sites comprised of two TTCC sequences areshown in FIG. 26, where N is any base.

For each particular bis-distamycin, the explanations of increasedaffinity and specificity remain the same as described above with thefollowing exception. For the case in which the linker was sufficientlyflexible to span different numbers of bases in between the twodistamycin sites, the number of sites targeted with highest affinitywould be multiplied by the number of bases spanned.

In respect to the ease of drug design and target selection, there areseveral advantages to the above described targeting strategies,including the following:

i) Any conformational changes induced by binding at the half-site wouldbe minimized.

ii) The affinity, therefore, would be more likely to be the product ofthe affinities of the interactions observed for the monomeric sites.

iii) The half-molecule (e.g, 1 distamycin unit) would anchor thebis-molecule (e.g., bis-distamycin) thus increasing the localizedconcentration for the binding of the second half of the bis-molecule.

iv) If a simple linking chain is used, with a variable number of atoms,the number of sites that can be targeted by multimers of the monomerincreases. This targeting method can be of value when, for example,there are no medically significant target sites with adjacent favoredbinding sites for distamycin. Therefore there are no good target sitesfor bis-distamycin. In this situation, the database can be screened foradditional target sequences with N₁ to n (where N is any base) betweenthe two target binding sequences. For example, where n=4, the number ofsequences to be searched becomes (4²)*4=64. The likelihood of findingsuch a sequence is reasonably high.

E. Selecting a Specific Target Site.

Using the above approach, a sequence was identified from the medicallysignificant target site database that contains SEQ ID NO:619, which is asubset of the group of sequences represented by SEQ ID NO:620. SEQ IDNO:619 occurs overlapping the binding site for a transcription factor,Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells (NFAT-1), which is a majorregulatory factor in the induction of interleukin 2 expression early inthe T cell activation response. NFAT-1 is crucial in (i) the T cellresponse, and (ii) in blocking the expression of IL-2, which causesimmunosuppression. The sequences TTCC and TTTC, the distamycin targetbinding sequences in SEQ ID NO:619, rank first and seventh in the assay.

EXAMPLE 14 The Use of the Assay in Competition Studies

The assay of the present invention measures the effect of the binding ofa DNA-binding molecule to a test site by the release of a protein froman adjacent screening site. Accordingly, the assay is an indirect assay.Following here is the description of an application of the assay usefulto provide confirmatory evidence of the data obtained in the initialscreening processes.

The results of the distamycin screening assay described in Example 10suggested that there were possible false negatives: specifically, testsequences that bind distamycin but fail to show an effect on the bindingof the reporter protein. The data suggesting false negatives was asfollows. If the assay detected strictly the affinity of binding ofdistamycin, then the scores of the test sequences complementary to thehigh-scoring test sequences should always be equally high. However, anexamination of the highest ranking test sequences and the complementarytest sequences reveals that this is not the case (see Table XII).

                  TABLE XII    ______________________________________           Test                    Rank of    Rank   Sequence      Complement                                   Complement    ______________________________________    1      TTCC          GGAA      42    2      TTAC          GTAA      244    3      TACC          GGTA      185    4      TATC          GATA      213    5      AACG          CGTT      144    6      TTCG          CGAA      216    7      TTTC          GAAA      235    ______________________________________

All but one of the complementary sequences rank in the lower half, 4 ofthem in the lowest 20%, i.e., these was little effect on reporterprotein binding in the presence of distamycin when using these sequencesas test sequences in the assay.

This observation reflects the usefulness of a confirmatory assay thatexamines the relative affinity of a particular sequence for bindingdistamycin. A confirmatory assay may also be useful in revealingadditional information about the physical characteristics of drugbinding. For example, one can hypothesize that the reason for theapparent inverse relationship between test sequences with high activityin the assay and their complements is that the effect of distamycin isdirectional and only active at one test site. This hypothesis can betested using the following competition experiment. Competitoroligonucleotides, containing test sequences of interest, are added tothe assay mixture. This allows the determination of which test sequencescompete most effectively with the radiolabeled test oligonucleotide forbinding distamycin.

Assay mixtures are prepared as described in Example 10, using ahigh-ranking test oligonucleotide, e.g., TTCC (ranking=#1), as theradiolabelled oligonucleotide in the experiment. The testoligonucleotide TTCC is labelled to high specific activity with γ-³²P-ATP as described in Example 8: in this example, the labeled TTCColigonucleotide will be referred to as the "high specific activity testoligonucleotide".

The competitor oligonucleotides are labeled as described in Example 8,except that the ATP used for kinasing the primer is 1:200radiolabeled:nonradiolabeled. In other words, the competitoroligonucleotides are tracer labeled with radioactive phosphorous to a200-fold lower specific activity than the high specific activity testoligonucleotide. Since all of the competitor oligonucleotides arelabeled with the same radiolabeled primer molecule, the relativeconcentrations of the competitor DNAs can be determined with highaccuracy. Further, since the specific activity is the same, theconcentrations can be adjusted to be the same. For the purposes of thisexample, the competitor DNAs are referred to as "low specific activitycompetitor oligonucleotides."

The use of competitor DNAs for which the concentration is known isimportant for the competition experiment. The accuracy of thecompetition assay may be further enhanced by separating anyunincorporated radiolabeled primer from the double stranded competitoroligonucleotides. This separation can be achieved using, for example, a6-20% polyacrylamide gel. The gel is then exposed to x-ray film and theamount of double-stranded oligonucleotide determined by use of ascanning laser densitometer, essentially as described in the Examplesabove.

The competition assay is performed as described in Example 10, exceptthat competitor DNAs are added in increasing relative concentration tothe high specific activity test oligonucleotide. The DNA concentration (DNA!) is held constant and the UL9 concentration ( UL9!) and distamycinconcentration ( distamycin!) are as described in Example 10. Thecomponents in the competition assay samples are as follows.

Controls:

    UL9+TTCC*; UL9+TTCC*+Competitors; UL9+TTCC*+distamycin;

Test samples:

    UL9+TTCC*+distamycin+Competitors;

where UL9 is UL9-COOH, TTCC* is the high specific activity testoligonucleotide, and Competitors are the low specific activitycompetitor oligonucleotides.

TTCC-low (the tracer-labeled low specific activity competitor) competeswith TTCC* on an equimolar basis for the binding of both protein anddistamycin. A competitor molecule with lower affinity for distamycinthan TTCC requires a higher molar ratio to TTCC* to compete fordistamycin binding. The competition for protein between all competitorsis constant. Only the competition for distamycin varies; the variabilityis due to the differential affinity of the competitor oligonucleotidesfor distamycin. The concentration of competitor used in theseexperiments varies over a range of concentrations and is determinedempirically by (a) the test molecule concentration, and (b) the relativeaffinity of the competitor and the radiolabeled test oligonucleotide.Typically, the competitor DNA consists of only the test sequence, thatis, no additional sequences are connected to the test sequence.

The competition assay described here facilitates the determination ofactual rank between the test oligonucleotides that are detected ashighly effective molecules in the original assay. The competition assayalso facilitates the detection of false negatives. As described above,the results of the assay discussed in Example 10 imply "directional"binding of distamycin, in which the effect of binding is only detectedwhen the molecule is bound in one direction with respect to the UL9protein. Binding in the opposite direction (i.e., to the complementarytest sequence) is not detected with the same activity in the assay.

The purpose of this competition experiment is to use the testoligonucleotides to compete for the binding of distamycin. If thesequences complementary to the "best binders" are false negatives in theassay, they should nonetheless be effective competitors in thecompetition assay.

EXAMPLE 15 A Method of Selecting Target Sequences From Database SequenceInformation

The binding of a drug or other DNA-binding molecule to the recognitionsequence for TFIID, or other selected transcription factors, is expectedto alter the transcriptional activity of the associated gene.TATA-boxes, which are the recognition sequences for the transcriptionalregulatory factor TFIID, are associated with most eukaryotic promotersand are critical for the expression of most eukaryotic genes. Targetinga DNA-binding drug to TATA boxes in general would be undesirable.However, sequences flanking TATA box sequences are typically uniquebetween genes. By targeting such flanking sequences, perhaps with onebase overlapping the TFIID recognition site, each gene can be targetedwith specificity using the novel DNA-binding molecules designed from thedata generated from the DNA-binding drug assay. One method fordetermining novel and specific target sequences for novel DNA-bindingdrugs is described here. The method may be applied to any known bindingsite for any specific transcription factor, regardless of whether theidentity of the transcription factor itself is known.

TATA-boxes have been determined for a large number of genes. Typically,the TATA-box consensus sequence has been identified by examining the DNAsequence 5' of the RNA start site of a selected gene. However, the mostrigorous determinations of TATA boxes have also demonstrated thetranscription factor binding site by DNA protection experiments andDNA:protein binding assays (using electrophoretic methods). Many ofthese sites are annotated in the public databases "EMBL" and "GENBANK",which both contain sequences of nucleic acids sequences. Unfortunately,the flat field listing of these databases do not consistently annotatethese sites. It is possible, however, to automatically search adatabase, using a text parsing language called AWK, to extract mostsequence information that relates to annotated promoter sequences.

The following is a description of how selected promoter sites werelocated in the public database from "EMBL." The flat field annotationsfrom "EMBL" Version 32 as processed by "INTELLIGENETICS" (Mountain View,Calif.), were obtained with the set of UNIX programs call "IG-SUITE."These programs were executed on a "SUN IPX" workstation. An AWK scriptwas used to parse all the primate annotation files listed in the "EMBL"database. The AWK interpreter is supplied as part of the system softwarethat comes with the "SUN IPX" workstation.

The following is a description of how the AWK parses annotation fileslooking for and printing information relating to promoters andTATA-boxes. The system is asked to examine the input files for certainkey words in the header lines or annotations to the sequence. The AWKinterpreter reads input files line by line and executes functions basedon patterns found in each line. In this case, the AWK system read theannotation files of EMBL. The following is a description of how the AWKscript can be used to parse out sequences containing TATA-boxes.

The program first examines the files for all header lines containing theword "complete" but not "mRNA" or "pseudogene"; the output is printed.Complete genes sometimes contain the promoter sequences but completemRNA genes do not contain the promoters. mRNA genes are not of interestfor the purpose of detecting promoter elements. Next, the AWK systemlooks for the word "exon 1" and if it finds it prints the header and"DE" line. Then it looks for "5'" and prints the header line if it doesnot contain the word "mRNA". Next it looks for the word "transcription"and if it finds it prints the preceding and following line along withdescription line.

Next, the AWK system examines the files for the word "TATA" in theheader lines or references. This results is printed. After this it looksfor the word "promoter" and if it finds it prints that line and the lineafter it which contains the information about the promoter. Then theprogram looks for "protein₋₋ bind" and prints that line along with thenext one. The description of "protein₋₋ bind" is usually used to markpotential binding sites of transcription factors in the "EMBL" database.AWK then scans for any annotated primary mRNA start sites. The promotersequence is found in front of the start site. Finally, any exon 1 startsites that are annotated in the feature table are extracted. Exon 1start sites should also be the primary transcription start site and theTATA boxes usually are found approximately 25-35 base pairs 5' to thetranscriptional start site.

The actual AWK script is included here as an example of how to parse adatabase to extract promoter sites:

    ______________________________________    BEGIN {print.sub.-- next.sub.-- line=0}    {if (print.sub.-- next.sub.-- line==1)    {print $0    print.sub.-- next.sub.-- line=0}    {if ($0 ˜/ >/)    { Locus=$0    1.sub.-- flag=0 }    }    / >/ && /  Cc!omplete/ && $0 |˜ /mRNA.linevert split.mrna/ && $0    |˜/pseudogene/{print}    / >/ && /exon 1  0-9!/ {print}    / >/ && /5'/ && $0 |˜ /mRNA.linevert split.mrna/ {print}    / Tt!ranscription/ {print Locus "\n" PL"\n"$0}    $0;print.sub.-- next.sub.-- line=1}    {if ($0 ˜/ FT/ && $0 ˜/TATA/ && $0 ˜/note/}    {print Locus "\n" PL"\n"$0}    }    {if ($0 ˜/ FT/ && $0 ˜/ Tt!ranscription/ && $0    ˜/\//)    {print Locus "\n" PL"\n"$0}    {    {if($2 |˜ /note/ && $2 ˜ /TATA/) {print Locus "\n"    $0}    }    {if ($2 ˜/promoter/)    {print.sub.-- next.sub.-- line=1    if(1.sub.-- flag==0)    {print Locus "\n" $0    1.sub.-- flag=1}    else    print $0    }    }    {if ($2 ˜/protein.sub.-- bind/)    {print Locus "\n" $0    print.sub.-- next.sub.-- line=1}    }    {if ($2 ˜/prim.sub.-- transcript/ && $3 |˜/ 1...linevert    split. <1../)    {print Locus "\n" $0    print.sub.-- next.sub.-- line=1}    }    {if ($0 ˜/ FT/ && $0 ˜/number=1  0-9!/)    if(PL ˜/exon/){print Locus "\n" PL"\n"$0}    }    {PL=$0}    ______________________________________

After the AWK script is run on the database the output is manuallyexamined. Those sites that are clearly promoter sites are noted andnucleotide coordinates recorded. Other gene sequences are examined usingthe "FINDSEQ" program of "IG₋₋ SUITE" to see if the promoter sites canbe determined or if the references in the database describe the promotersequences. If so, those nucleotide coordinates are noted. At the end ofthis examination "FINDSEQ" is used to extract any sequences containingpromoter sequences by using an indirect file of "LOCUS" namesconstructed using a text editor.

A parsing program was also written to extract each of the annotatedsites from the file that "FINDSEQ" extracted from "EMBL." This programextracts the following information: the promoter site name and fournumbers representing the nucleotide coordinates of where the sequence isto start, what the coordinate of the first base of the site is, thecoordinate of the last base of the site and the end of the sequence tobe extracted. A large batch file was constructed to automaticallyextract each of the promoter sites. These sequences formed the basis ofTable V.

The Sequence Listing presents a number of sequences that are useful astest sequences in the present invention. SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:481and SEQ ID NO:600 correspond to promoter targets (typically, TATAbox-containing sites) for human genes. SEQ ID NO:482 to SEQ ID NO:599correspond to promoter targets for viral genes.

EXAMPLE 16 Using Normalized Values to Determine Sequence Specificity andRelative Binding Affinity

A. The Assay Mixture and Calibrator Samples.

The assay mixture is prepared as described in Example 10. Theconcentration of the components can be varied as described in theDetailed Description.

The assay mixtures containing both UL9 and DNA are incubated at roomtemperature for at least 10 minutes to allow the DNA:protein complexesto form and for the system to come to equilibrium. At time=0, the assayis begun by adding water (control samples) or test molecule (typicallyat 1-5 μM, test samples) to the assay mixtures using a 12-channelmicropipettor. After incubation with drug for 5-120 minutes, samples aretaken and applied to nitrocellulose filters using a 96-well dot blotapparatus (Schleicher and Schuell) held at 4° C.

Calibrator samples are used to normalize the results between plates,that is, to take plate-to-plate variability into account. Calibratorsamples are prepared using 2-fold serial dilutions of DNA in the assaymixture and incubating duplicate samples in one column of the 96-wellassay plate. The highest concentration of DNA used is the sameconcentration used in the screening samples. In general, calibratorsamples are used in all experiments. However, use of calibrator samplesappears to be less important for experiments using blocked plates sincethe variability between blocked plates is lower than between unblockedplates.

The calibrator samples are used to normalize the values between platesas follows. The volume values (Example 10) for the calibrator samplesare obtained from densitometry. Volume values are plotted against DNAconcentration. The plots are examined to ensure linearity. The volumevalues for the points on the calibrator line are then averaged for eachplate. A factor, designated the normalization factor, is then determinedfor each calibrator line. When the normalization factor is multiplied bythe average of the points on each calibrator line, the product is thesame number for all plates. Usually, the average of the line averages isused for determining the normalization factor, although in theory, anyof the line average numbers can be used. The operating assumption inthis analysis is that the differences in the calibrator samplesreflected the differences in adsorption for each plate. By normalizingto the calibrator samples, these variations are minimized.

Once the normalizing factor is obtained, all of the raw volume valuesfor each of the test assays on the plate is multiplied by thenormalizing factor. For example, if the following data were obtained,the process of normalization would be as follows:

                  TABLE XIII    ______________________________________    PLATE    DNA CONCENTRATION    NUMBER   0.8       0.4    0.2    0.1  Average    ______________________________________    Plate I: 4000      2000   1000   500  1875    Plate II:             4200      2100   1050   525  1969    Plate III:             3800      1900    950   475  1781           Average: 1875    ______________________________________

Plate I has a normalization factor of 1; Plate II has a normalizationfactor of 1875/1969=0.95; Plate III has a normalization factor of1875/1781=1.05. The equation used to establish these numbers is asfollows: "Average average"/line average=normalization factor.

If the normalization factors are different, these factors areincorporated into the data analysis. The sample data on each plate isthen multiplied by the normalization factor to obtain normalized volumevalues.

B. The Capture/Detection System.

A 96-well dot blot apparatus is typically used to capture theDNA:protein complexes on a nitrocellulose filter as described in Example10.

C. Quantitation of Data.

The autoradiographs of the nitrocellulose filters are analyzed asdescribed in Example 10.

D. Analysis of Data.

After densitometry, the data is analyzed using a spreadsheet program,such as "EXCEL." For each plate, the calibrator samples are examined andused to determine the normalization value. Then, for each testoligonucleotide, at each drug concentration and/or each time point, anormalized % score is calculated. The normalized % score (n %) can bedescribed as follows:

    n %=(nT/nC)×100,

where (i) nT is the densitometry volume of the test sample multiplied bythe normalization factor for the plate from which the sample wasobtained, and (ii) nC is the densitometry volume of the control samplemultiplied by the normalization factor for the plate from which thesample was obtained. The oligonucleotides are then ranked from 1 to 256based on their n % scores.

While the invention has been described with reference to specificmethods and embodiments, it will be appreciated that variousmodifications and changes may be made without departing from theinvention.

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 synthase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:    ATAAAGACCTTTGATCGGATCTATCATTGTACCTATCATAGGTCTG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ALAD gene for porphobilinogen    synthase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:    CCCTACCAAGGAGGAAGACTGGATAAAATGGCCTGAGATGGCTGAA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 58 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human albumin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:    GAGAGTGACAAAGGCCTGAATTTGTCAATTAGTAACAATTGTATTCAACAGTAAGGAT58    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:    CTGCTCACCACACACAAGTGTTATAGGAGGAGTCTGGCCCTTGAG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase C gene for fructose    1,6- bisphosphate aldolase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:    ACCTGCAATACCCCCTTACCCCAATACCAAGACCAACTGGCATAG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 70 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase C gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:    GGCATAGAGCCAACTGAGATAAATGCTATTTAAATAAAGTGTATTTAATGAATTTCTCCA60    AGCTTACGGA70    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:    CCTCCACACGTCAACGATTCTATTTGAAGTTGGGCAGGGGGTGGC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 43 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:    ATTAGAGAAGATCGGGGACACATGTGGGGCTGGGCAGGAGCTG43    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:    GGGCTGGGCAGGAGCTGCCTTATAACCACCCGGGAACCCCTAGCT45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:    GCGGAGGGCGGAGTGGTGCCTTTAAAAGGCCGGCGCCGCCTTCCGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:    TGCGCCGCCCCTTCCGAGGCTAAATCGCTTCCTCTCGGAACGCGC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:    AAAAAACATGATGAGAAGTCTATAAAAATTGTGTGCTACCAAAGA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human leukemia inhibitory factor    (LIF) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:    CTTACAACACAGGCTCCAGTATATAAATCAGGCAAATTCCCCATTTGAGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aminopeptidase N gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:    GGGGCTCCTCCCCTTTGGGGATATAAGCCCGGCCTGGGGCTGCTCC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha- amylase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:    AAATGTGCTTCTTACAGGAATATAAATAGTTTCTGGAAAGGACACTG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human amyloid-beta protein gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:    GGGAGGCCTGCGGGGTCGGATGATTCAAGCTCACGGGGACGAGCAGG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 54 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human amyloid beta protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:    CGGGGACGAGCAGGAGCGCTCTCGACTTTTCTAGAGCCTCAGCGTCCTAGGACT54    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human amyloid-beta protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:    GCGGGGTGGGCCGGATCAGCTGACTCGCCTGGCTCTGAGCCCCGCCG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human amyloid-beta protein (APP)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:    TCAGCTGACTCGCCTGGCTCTGAGCCCCGCCGCCGCGCTCGGGCTCCGTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pronatriodilatin precursor    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:42:    TGCTTGGAGAGCTGGGGGGCTATAAAAAGAGGCGGCACTGGGCAGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for atrial natriuretic    factor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43:    TTGAAGTGGGAGCCTCTTGAGTCAAATCAGTAAGAATGCGGCTCTTGCA49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for atrial natriuretic    factor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:44:    CTGCGGATGATAACTTTAAAAGGGCATCTCCTGCTGGCTTCTCACTTGG49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:45:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for atrial natriuretic    factor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45:    TGCTTGGAGAGCTGGGGGGCTATAAAAAGAGGCGGCACTGGGCAGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:46:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human atrial natriuretic factor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:46:    CTTGGAGAGCTGGGGGGCTATAAAAAGAGGCGGCACTGGGCAGCTGGGAG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:47:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human angiotensinogen gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:47:    CTCCATCCCCACCCCTCAGCTATAAATAGGGCCTCGTGACCCGGCC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:48:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human heart/skeletal muscle ATP/ADP    translocator gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:48:    TCGCGAGAGCCCGGCGGGGATATAAGGGGGAGCTGCGGGCCAGGC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:49:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein CIII gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:49:    TCTGGACACCCTGCCTCAGGCCCTCATCTCCACTGGTCAGCAGGTGACC49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein CIII gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:50:    CTCAGGCCCTCATCTCCACTGGTCAGCAGGTGACCTTTGCCCAGCGCCC49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:51:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein CIII gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:51:    TGCCTGCTGCCCTGGAGATGATATAAAACAGGTCAGAACCCTCCTGCC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:52:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein CIII gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:52:    GACACCCTGCCTCAGGCCCTCATCTCCACTGGTCAGCAGGTGACCTTTGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:53:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein CIII gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:53:    TGCCTGCTGCCCTGGAGATGATATAAAACAGGTCAGAACCCTCCTGCC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:54:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein AII gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:54:    ATAATCCCTGCCCCACTGGGCCCATCCATAGTCCCTGTCACCTGACAGG49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:55:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein AII gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:55:    GGGGTGGGTAAACAGACAGGTATATAGCCCCTTCCTCTCCAGCCAG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:56:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 33 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human fetal gene for apolipoprotein    AI precursor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:56:    CTGCAGACATAAATAGGCCCTGCAAGAGCTGGC33    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:57:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 39 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:57:    GCCTGGGCTTCCTATAAATGGGGTGCGGGCGCCGGCCGC39    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:58:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apoC- II gene for    preproapolipoprotein C-II    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:58:    CGGAAGTGGGTCTCAACCACTATAAATCCTCTCTGTGCCCGTCCGGA47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:59:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein C-I (VLDL) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:59:    TGCCCCGCCCCTCCCCAGCCTGATAAAGGTCCTGCGGGCAGGACAGG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:60:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein D gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:60:    ATCAGAGACCTGAAGAAGCTTATAAAATAGCTTGGGAGAGGCCAGTC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:61:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human arginase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:61:    GGTTGTTTATTCAACCCAAGTATAAATGGAAAAAAAAGATGCGCC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:62:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human argininosuccinate synthetase    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:62:    CTGCCCCCGGGCCCTGTGCTTATAACCTGGGATGGGCACCCCTGC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:63:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human sodium/potassium ATPase alpha    3 subunit (ATP1 A3)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:63:    CCCCTCCCGCGGACGCGGGCATATGAGGAGGCGGAGGCGGCGGC44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:64:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human (BSF- 2/IL6) gene for B cell    stimulatory factor-2    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:64:    ATTAGAGTCTCAACCCCCAATAAATATAGGACTGGAGATGTCTGAGGC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:65:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human C5 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:65:    TCTGAATTCTTCAAGTTCAGTTTATTTAAAAGGAGACTATCCTCAAAAGTG51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:66:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human carbonic anhydrase II gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:66:    CCTCCCCTTGTCGCCTAGGTCCACCCGAGCCCCCTCCCCCGGGCC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:67:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human carbonic anhydrase II gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:67:    GCACGAAGTTGGCGGGAGCCTATAAAAGCGGGCCGGCGCGACCCGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:68:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human calcitonin/alpha-CGRP gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:68:    TTCCCGACCCACAGCGGCGGGAATAAGAGCAGTCGCTGGCGCTGG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:69:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human calretinin gene, exon 1    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:69:    CAGGCGCAGGCTCCAGAGCGTATATAAGGGCAGCGTGGCGCACAACC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:70:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cathepsin G gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:70:    TTCCTTCCTCTCTCAGGGCCTTAAAGTCTAGGAGGAGGAAGCACA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:71:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human carbonic anhydrase VII (CA    VII) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:71:    CTCCTCCCGCCAGCCGCTGCTTTAAGAGGCTGCTCCGCGGTAGCG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:72:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cardiac beta myosin heavy    chain gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:72:    TCTAGTGACAACAGCCCTTTCTAAATCCGGCTAGGGACTGGGTGCC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:73:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cardiac beta myosin heavy    chain gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:73:    TGGGGGTGCCTGCTGCCCCATATATACAGCCCCTGAGACCAGGTC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:74:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human complement C3 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:74:    TGGGGGAAAGCAGGAGCCAGATAAAAAGCCAGCTCCAGCAGGCGCTG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:75:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human recognition/surface antigen    (CD4) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:75:    CAAGTCCTCACACAGATACGCCTGTTTGAGAAGCAGCGGGCAAGAAAGAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:76:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human hyaluronate receptor gene    (CD44)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:76:    TAGGTCACTGTTTTCAACCTCGAATAAAAACTGCAGCCAACTTCCGAGGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:77:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cystic fibrosis transmembrane    conductance reg. gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:77:    AATGACATCACAGCAGGTCAGAGAAAAAGGGTTGAGCGGCAGGCACCCAG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:78:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cholesterol    7-alpha- hydroxylase (CYP7) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:78:    ATGGATCTGGATACTATGTATATAAAAAGCCTAGCTTGAGTCTCTT46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:79:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human choline acetyltransferase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:79:    AGCAATTGTGACCCACAGCCTAATAATAACAGTCTTTGCCCTCTTGGCC49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:80:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human mast cell chymase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:80:    CTCTCTTGCCTTCTAGGAGTTATAAAACCCAAGACTGGAAAGGAAA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:81:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human heart chymase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:81:    CCTCTCTTGCCTTCTGGGAGTTATAAAACCCAAGACTGGAAGGAAAA47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:82:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human creatine kinase B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:82:    GGCCAATGGAATGAATGGGCTATAAATAGCCGCCAATGGGCGGCCCGC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:83:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human C-type natriuretic peptide    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:83:    ACATCAGCGGCAGGTTGGATTATAAAGGCGCGAGCAGAGTCACGGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:84:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transmembrane protein (CD59)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:84:    GCTCCGCGCGGGGGTGGAGGGAGAGGAGGAGGTTCCTGCCGAGGT45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:85:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transmembrane protein (CD59)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:85:    GAGGGCAAGGGCATCCTGAGGGGCGGGGCCGGGGGCGGAGCCTTGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:86:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transmembrane protein (CD59)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:86:    ATCCTGAGGGGCGGGGCCGGGGGCGGAGCCTTGCGGGCTGGAGCGA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:87:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transmembrane protein (CD59)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:87:    TGAGGGGCGGGGCCGGGGGCGGAGCCTTGCGGGCTGGAGCGAAAGAATGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:88:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human myeloid specific CD11b gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:88:    GCCCTCTTCCTTTGAATCTCTGATAGACTTCTGCCTCCTACTTCTC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:89:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cholesteryl ester transferase    protein (CETP) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:89:    GTGGGGGCTGGGCGGACATACATATACGGGCTCCAGGCTGAACGGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:90:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cystic fibrosis transmembrane    conductance regulator    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:90:    TGGGTGGGGGGAATTGGAAGCAAATGACATCACAGCAGGTCAGAG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:91:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cystic fibrosis transmembrane    conductance regulator    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:91:    GTGGGGGGAATTGGAAGCAAATGACATCACAGCAGGTCAGAGAAAAA47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:92:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human coseg gene for    vasopressin- neurophysin precursor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:92:    CACGGGAACACCTGCGGACATAAATAGGCAGCCAGCAGAGGCAGCA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:93:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human creatine kinase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:93:    TTCAGAGAAAGGGCAGGTGCTATAAAGGGCCCAGCGCCACGGGCCT46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:94:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha- B-crystallin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:94:    AGAAGCTTCACAAGACTGCATATATAAGGGGCTGGCTGTAGCTGCAG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:95:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human C3 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:95:    AGTGGGGGAAAGCAGAGCCAGATAAAAAGCCAGCTCCAGCAGGCGCTGCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:96:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human colony stimulating factor    CSF-1 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:96:    GCCTGGCCAGGGTGATTTCCCATAAACCACATGCCCCCCAGTCCTC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:97:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytotoxic serine proteinase    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:97:    GTTACTCAGCAGCAGGGGTGTAAATGTGACAGTGCCATGTCAAC44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:98:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human CST3 gene for cystatin C    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:98:    GGCGGCGAAGGCCGGAAGGGATAAAACCGCAGTCGCCGGCCTCGCG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:99:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human CST4 gene for Cystatin D    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:99:    TTGGGGGACACCCAAGTAGGATAAATGCACAGCTAGCTTCTGGCC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:100:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human CYP2C8 gene for cytochrome    P-450    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:100:    ACTAAATTAGCAGGGAGTGTTATAAAAACTTTGGAGTGCAAGCTC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:101:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cholesterol desmolase    cytochrome gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:101:    AGCAGGAGGAAGGACGTGAACATTTTATCAGCTTCTGGTATGGCC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:102:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cholesterol desmolase    cytochrome P- 450 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:102:    TATGGCCTTGAGCTGGTAGTTATAATCTTGGCCCTGGTGGCCCAGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:103:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human steriod 11-beta-hydroxylase    (CYP11B1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:103:    GAAGGCAAGGCACCAGGCAAGATAAAAGGATTGCAGCTGAACAGGGT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:104:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human CYPXI gene for steroid    18- hydroxylase (P-450 C18)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:104:    CAGAGCAGGTTCCTGGGTGAGATAAAAGGATTTGGGCTGAACAGGGT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:105:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human CYPXIX aromatase P-450 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:105:    TGGACAATAAATGAAATCTCCATAAAAGGCCCAAAGGACAGGGTTC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:106:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human decay- accelerating factor    (DAF) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:106:    AGCCCAGACCCCGCCCAAAGCACTCATTTAACTGGTATTGCGGAGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:107:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human dopamine beta-hydroxylase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:107:    ACGTCCATGTGTCATTAGTGCCAATTAGAGGAGGGCAGCAGGCTG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:108:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human dopamine beta-hydroxylase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:108:    ACCCCATTCAGGACCAGGGCATAAATGGCCAGGTGGGACCAGAGAG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:109:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human desmin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:109:    GGGGCTGATGTCAGGAGGGATACAAATAGTGCCGACGGCTGGGGGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:110:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytokeratin 8 (CK8) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:110:    CCCGGGGCTGGGATCTCTTTTATAAAAGGCCATTCCTGAGAGCTC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:111:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human DNA polymerase alpha gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:111:    GCCTCCCGAGCCGCTGATTGGCTTTCAGGCTGGCGCCTGTCTCGGCCCCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:112:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human dopamine D1A receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:112:    GCTGTGCCCCGCGGGAACCCCGCCGGCCTGTGCGCTTGCTGGTGCCAGCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:113:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human eosinophil cationic protein    (ECP) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:113:    AGACCCACCAAGGGAAGCTTTATTTAAACAGTTCCAAGTAGGGGAGA47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:114:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human HER2 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:114:    GAGGAGGAGGGCTGCTTGAGGAAGTATAAGAATGAAGTTGTGAAGCTGAG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:115:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human elastin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:115:    GTGTCTCGCTGTGATAGATCAATAAATATTTTATTTTTTGTCCTGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:116:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human endothelial leukocyte adhesion    molecule I (ELAM-1)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:116:    ATTCACAGGAAGCAATCCCTCCTATAAAAGGGCCTCAGCCGAAGTAGTG49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:117:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human eosinophil major basic protein    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:117:    GGAAGTTCCTCCAAGGCCTCTATATAAGAAGTCTTTGTGAGAGGAAG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:118:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human preproenkephalin B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:118:    CTCTAGGAAAGTTTCTCAGCTCTCAAACCTCTGTTTTCTCATCTGCAAG49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:119:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human preproenkephalin B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:119:    TTCTCATCTGCAAGATGGGGATAATATTAACCAACTGGCTAGGTCATGAG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:120:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ENO3 gene for muscle-specific    enolase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:120:    GGGGACCGAGTGGCTCAGGGATAAATGCGCACCTGAGAGGGGGTGA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:121:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human eosinophil derived neurotoxin    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:121:    CAACCCACCAAGGGATGCTTTATTTAAACAGTTCCAAGTAGGGGAGA47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:122:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human erythropoietin receptor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:122:    TACCCAGGCTGAGTGCTGGCCCCGCCCCCTCGGGGATCTGCCACTT46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:123:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human c-erb B2/neu protein gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:123:    AGGAGGGCTGCTTGAGGAAGTATAAGAATGAAGTTGTGAAGCTGA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:124:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ERCC2 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:124:    CCGATTGGCTCTGCCCTAGCGGATTGACGGGCAGGTTAGCCAATGGTCT49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:125:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ERCC2 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:125:    CAGGTTAGCCAATGGTCTCGTAATATAGGTGGAGCGAGCCCTCGAGG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:126:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human erythropoietin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:126:    GGTCACCCGGCGCGCCCCAGGTCGCTGAGGGACCCCGGCCAGGCGCGGAG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:127:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human oestrogen receptor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:127:    ATATGAGCTCGGGAGACCAGTACTTAAAGTTGGAGGCCCGGGAGCCCA48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:128:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human elastase I gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:128:    AGCTTTGCTGCTAAGAGGAGTATAAAGAGGGCTTGGTCCAAGCAAG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:129:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human fibrinogen gamma chain gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:129:    GGCCCCGTGATCAGCTCCAGCCATTTGCAGTCCTGGCTATCCCA44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:130:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human fibrinogen gamma chain gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:130:    TGGCTATCCCAGGAGCTTACATAAAGGGACAATTGGAGCCTGAGA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:131:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human lymphocyte IgE receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:131:    TTAACATCTCTAGTTCTCACCCAATTCTCTTACCTGAGAAATGGA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:132:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human lymphocyte IgE receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:132:    GTTATCCGGGTGGCAAGCCCATATTTAGGTCTATGAAAATAGAAGCT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:133:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human lymphocyte IgE receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:133:    AGCCCATATTTAGGTCTATGAAAATAGAAGCTGTCAGTGGCTCTAC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:134:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apoferritin H gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:134:    GGGCCTGACGCCGACGCGGCTATAAGAGACCACAAGCGACCCGCA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:135:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human fibrinogen beta gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:135:    TATTAACTAAGGAAAGGTAACCATTTCTGAAGTCATTCCTAGCAGA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:136:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human fibrinogen beta gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:136:    ATTCCTAGCAGAGGACTCAGATATATATAGGATTGAAGATCTCTCAGTT49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:137:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human factor IX gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:137:    CCAGAAGTAAATACAGCTCAGCTTGTACTTTGGTACAACTAATCGACCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:138:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human FK506 binding proteins 12A,    12B, and 12C (FKBP12)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:138:    GAGCCGTGGAACCGCCGCCAGGTCGCTGTTGGTCCACGCCGCCCGTCGCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:139:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human 5- lipoxygenase activating    protein (FLAP) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:139:    TTGTGCCGGGGATCTTCAGAAATTGTAATGATGAAAGAGTGCAAGCTCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:140:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human fos proto-oncogene (c-fos)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:140:    ATTCATAAAACGCTTGTTATAAAAGCAGTGGCTGCGGCGCCTCGTACTCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:141:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human GOS2 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:141:    GGCGTGTCTCAGAGAAAAGATATAAGCGGCCCCCGGACGCTAAAG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:142:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human granulocyte colony-stimulating    factor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:142:    CAGGCCTCCATGGGGTTATGTATAAAGGGCCCCCTAGAGCTGGGCC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:143:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human EGR2 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:143:    CGGGTATTGAAGACCTGCCCATAAATACTTAGAGCAACACTTTCCGTC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:144:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human growth hormone (hGH) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:144:    TGGGAGAGAAGGGGCCAGGGTATAAAAAGGGCCCACAAGAGACCAG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:145:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gastric inhibitory polypeptide    (GIP) mRNA    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:145:    TAATCAGCAGGTCTATGCCTAATATAAAGGAGCTGGGGCATGATTTCTTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:146:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human GLA gene for    alpha-D- galactosidase A    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:146:    GAAACAATAACGTCATTATTTAATAAGTCATCGGTGATTGGTCCGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:147:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human glucagon gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:147:    TTTACAGATGAGAAATTTATATTGTCAGCGTAATATCTGTGAGG44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:148:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human glucagon gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:148:    GGCTAAACAGAGCTGGAGAGTATATAAAAGCAGTGCGCCTTGGTGCA47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:149:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human granulocyte-macrophage colony    stimulating factor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:149:    CATTAATCATTTCCTCTGTGTATTTAAGAGCTCTTTTGCCAGTGAGC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:150:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human glucocorticoid receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:150:    TGGGCAATGGGAGACTTTCTTAAATAGGGCTCTCCCCCCACCCATG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:151:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human growth hormone releasing    factor (GRF) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:151:    AACGCTTAGGAAAATGAAGAGATAAATGATGGGAACGCCAGGCGGCTGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:152:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human GST pi gene for glutathione    S- transferase pi    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:152:    GAGCGGGGCGGGACCACCCTTATAAGGCTCGGAGGCCGCGAGGC44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:153:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: human glycophorin C (GPC) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:153:    CAGAAGTGGGCGGGTGTGTGTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGTGGAAAC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:154:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human histone (H10) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:154:    CGCGGTCCGCCCGCCGCCGCTAAATACCCGGATGCGCCGCCCAAGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:155:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for H1 RNA    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:155:    GTCTTTGGATTTGGGAATCTTATAAGTTCTGTATGAGACCACTC44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:156:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human H1 histone gene FNC16    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:156:    GGCGGTGGATTGGACGCTCCACCAATCACAGGGCAGCGCCGGCTTA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:157:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 54 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human histone gene FNC16    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:157:    ACCAATCACAGGGCAGCGCCGGCTTATATAAGCCCGGGCCCGAGCATAGCAGCA54    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:158:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human H2B.2 and H2A.1 genes for    Histone H2A and H2B    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:158:    TTTTCGCGCCCAGCAGCTGCTATAAAATGCGCGTCCCTGTAGGTTCC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:159:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human H4/a gene for H4 histone    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:159:    GGGGGCAGGGGTAACGTAGATATATAAAGATCGGTTTCCTATTCTCTC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:160:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 56 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human H4/b gene for H4 histone    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:160:    CTGCAAGTATAGTGTGTGTGTATATATATATATATACCTAGCAGTATTTATTAAAT56    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:161:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human androgen receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:161:    GGTGGGGGCGGGACCCGACTCGCAAACTGTTGCATTTGCTCTCCACCTCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:162:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)    beta subunit    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:162:    GCCCTCTCTCATTGGGCAGAAGCTAAGTCCGAAGCCGCGCCCCTCCTGG49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:163:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human islet amyloid polypeptide    (hIAPP) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:163:    GCTGAGAAAGGTGTGAGGGGTATATAAGAGCTGGATTACTAGTTAGCAAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:164:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 52 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human H4 histone gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:164:    CTTCCCGCCGGCGCGCTTTCGGTTTTCAATCTGGTCCGATATCTCTGTATAT52    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:165:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human H4 histone gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:165:    AATCTGGTCCGATATCTCTGTATATTACGGGGAAGACGGTGACGCTC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:166:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 40 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human histone H2a gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:166:    TCCTCTTTTCTTGGCGAACTCAACTGGTATGAATTCCTCA40    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:167:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human histone H2a gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:167:    CACAGCCTACCTCCAGTCAGTATAAATACTTCTCTGCCTTGCGTTC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:168:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human histone H2b gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:168:    TATTTGCATAAGCGATTCTATATAAAAGCGCCTTGTCATACCCTGCT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:169:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human histone H3 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:169:    ATTTTTGAATTTTCTTGGGTCCAATAGTTGGTGGTCTGACTCTAT45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:170:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human histone H3 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:170:    CAATAGTTGGTGGTCTGACTCTATAAAAGAAGAGTAGCTCTTTCCTT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:171:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human HLA-A1 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:171:    AGTGTCGTCGCGGTCGCTGTTCTAAAGTCCGCACGCACCCACCGG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:172:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human HLA- B27 antigen gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:172:    AGTGTCGCCGGGGTCCCAGTTCTAAAGTCCCCACGCACCCACCCGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:173:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human HLA- Bw57 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:173:    AGCGTCGCCGCGGTCCCAGTTCTAAAGTCCCCACGCACCCACCCG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:174:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human HLA-F gene for human leukocyte    antigen F    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:174:    TGTCGCCGCAGTTCCCAGGTTCTAAAGTCCCACGCACCCCGCGGGA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:175:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for histocompatibility    antigen HLA- A3    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:175:    AGTGTCGTCGCGGTCGCTGTTCTAAAGCCCGCACGCACCCACCGGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:176:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 42 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for class I    histocompatibility antigen HLA-CW3    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:176:    CATTGGGTGTCGGACCTCTAGAAGGCCGGTCAGCGTCTCCGC42    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:177:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human HMG-17 gene for non-histone    chromosomal protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:177:    CGGTCCGGGGCTCCCAGCGCTATAAAAACTTTATAAACCCCCCGGA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:178:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human HOX3D gene for homeoprotein    HOX3D    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:178:    AAGAAAGAGATATCTCCACCTATAAATTGTCCACTTTGGAGAACAA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:179:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human 71Kd heat shock cognate    protein (hsc70)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:179:    TGGAAGGTTCTAAGATAGGGTATAAGAGGCAGGGTGGCGGGCGGA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:180:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human heat shock protein (hsp 70)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:180:    AAGGCGGGTCTCCGTGACGACTTATAAAAGCCCAGGGGCAAGCGGTCCGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:181:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human hsp70B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:181:    CTTCGGTCTCACGGACCGATCCGCCCGAACCTTCTCCCGGGGTCAG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:182:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human hsp70B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:182:    CCGCCCGGCTGACTCAGCCCGGGCGGGCGGGCGGGAGGCTCTCGAC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:183:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human hsp70B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:183:    CCGGCTGACTCAGCCCGGGCGGGCGGGCGGGAGGCTCTCGACTGGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:184:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human hsp70B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:184:    CTGACTCAGCCCGGGCGGGCGGGCGGGAGGCTCTCGACTGGGCGGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:185:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human hsp70B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:185:    GGGCGGGCGGGAGGCTCTCGACTGGGCGGGAAGGTGCGGGAAGGT45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:186:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 53 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human hsp70B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:186:    CGGCGGGGTCGGGGAGGTGCAAAAGGATGAAAAGCCCGTGGACGGAGCTGAGC53    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:187:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human IAPP gene for islet amyloid    polypeptide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:187:    GCTGAGAAAGGTGTGAGGGGTATATAAGAGCTGGATTACTAGTTAGC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:188:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human intercellular adhesion    molecule 1 (ICAM-1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:188:    AGGTTTCCGGGAAAGCAGCACCGCCCCTTGGCCCCCAGGTGGCTAG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:189:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human intercellular adhesion    molecule 1 (ICAM-1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:189:    GGCCCCCAGGTGGCTAGCGCTATAAAGGATCACGCGCCCCAGTCGA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:190:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon-inducible gene    IFI- 54K    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:190:    AAAGGAACCAGAGGCCACTGTATATATAGGTCTCTTCAGCATTTATTG48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:191:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon alpha gene    IFN-alpha 14    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:191:    ATGGAAGCTAGTATGTTCCTTATTTAAGACCTATGCACAGAGCAAGGT48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:192:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon alpha gene    IFN-alpha 16    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:192:    GAAATTAGTATGTTCACTATTTAAGAACTATGCACAGAGCAAAGT45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:193:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon alpha gene    IFN-alpha 5    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:193:    ATGGAAACTCGTATGTGACCTTTTTAAGATCTGTGCACAAAACAAGGT48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:194:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon alpha gene    IFN-alpha 6    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:194:    ATGGAAACTAGTATGTTCCCTATTTAAGACCTACACATAAAGCAAGGT48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:195:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon alpha gene    IFN-alpha 7    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:195:    ATGGAAATTAGTATGTTCACTATTTAAGACCTATGCACAGAGCAAAGT48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:196:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human immune interferon (INF-gamma)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:196:    TCCTCAGGAGACTTCAATTAGGTATAAATACCAGCAGCCAGAGGAGGTGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:197:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha/beta-interferon    (IFN)-inducible 6-16 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:197:    GGGAGGATCCACAAGTGATGATAAAAAGCCAGCCTTCAGCCGGAG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:198:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human insulin like growth factor II    (IGF-2)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:198:    CTGGGAGGAGTCGGCTCACACATAAAAGCTGAGGCACTGACCAGCCT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:199:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human insulin-like growth factor    binding protein gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:199:    GTGGCGCGGCCTGTGCCCTTTATAAGGTGCGCGCTGTGTCCAGCG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:200:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human germline leader peptide and    variable region of 1154    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:200:    CAACCTCCTGCACTGAAGCCTTATTAATAGGCTGGCCACACTTCATGC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:201:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human germline for leader peptide &    variable region of 2908    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:201:    CAACCTCCTGCCCTGAAGACTTATTAATAGGCTGGACACACTTCATGC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:202:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human rearranged kappa    immunoglobulin subgroup V    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:202:    CCACGACCAGGTGTTTGGATTTTATAAACGGGCCGTTTGCATTGTGAA48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:203:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human rearranged kappa    immunoglobulin gene subgroup V    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:203:    CGCCCTGCAGTCCAGAGCCCATATCAATGCCTGGGTCAGAGCTCTGGA48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:204:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human germline fragment for    immunoglobulin kappa light chain    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:204:    TGCCCTACCTTCCAGAGCCCATATCAATGCCTGTGTCAGAGCCCTGGG48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:205:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human germline immunoglobulin kappa    light chain V-segment    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:205:    ACTTCCCTTGTGGGTCTGAGATAAAAGCTCAGCTCTAACCCTTACC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:206:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interleukin-2 (IL-2) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:206:    TATTTTTCCAGAATTAACAGTATAAATTGCATCTCTTGTTCAAGAG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:207:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for interleukin 1 alpha    (IL-1alpha)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:207:    CCACGCCTACTTAAGACAATTACAAAAGGCGAAGAAGACTGACTCAG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:208:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for prointerleukin 1 beta    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:208:    TTGATTGTGAAATCAGGTATTCAACAGAGAAATTTCTCAGCCTCCTAC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:209:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for prointerleukin 1 beta    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:209:    CTACTTCTGCTTTTGAAAGCTATAAAAACAGCGAGGGAGAAACTGGC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:210:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: human interleukin 2 receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:210:    AGAAAGGATTCATAAATGAAGTTCAATCCTTCTCATCACCCCAGCCCA48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:211:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interleukin 2 receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:211:    TTTGAAAAATTACCGCAAACTATATTGTCATCAAAAAAAAAAAAAA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:212:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interleukin 4 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:212:    ATCTGGTGTAACGAAAATTTCCAATGTAAACTCATTTTCCCTCGG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:213:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interleukin 4 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:213:    GGTTTCAGCAATTTTAAATCTATATATAGAGATATCTTTGTCAGCATT48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:214:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interleukin 5 (IL-5) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:214:    CATTTCCTCAAAGACAGACAATAAATTGACTGGGGACGCAGTCTTGTACT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:215:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interleukin 7 (IL-7) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:215:    TTGCTTTGATTCAGGCCAGCTGGTTTTTCTGCGGTGATTCGGAAATTCGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:216:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interleukin 9 gene (IL-9)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:216:    TTCCGTGTTTGAGAGGGAGCTTTAAATACCACTCGATTTGAAGGTGTC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:217:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human int-1 mammary oncogene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:217:    ACTTCAGCCAGCGCCGCAACTATAAGAGGCGGTGCCGCCCGCCGT45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:218:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human jun-B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:218:    TCCGTGGCTGACTAGCGCGGTATAAAGGCGTGTGGCTCAGGCTGAG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:219:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human DNA for 65 kD keratin type II    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:219:    GCCCAACAACCTCCTCAAATGTATATAAAGGGATTTTTATTGCACA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:220:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ultra high-sulphur keratin    protein gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:220:    TGGTGTGTTCCTATGTGGGATATAAAGAGCCGGGGCTCAGGGGGCT46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:221:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha- lactalbumin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:221:    CCTGAGGCTTTCTGCATGAATATAAATAAATGAAACTGAGTGATGCT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:222:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human LAG-1 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:222:    GTCCTAGGCCTCAGAGTCCCTATAAGAGAGATTCCCAACTCAGTA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:223:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human lecithin-cholesterol    acyltransferase (LCAT) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:223:    CTGAGGCTGTGCCCCTTTCCGGCAATCTCTGGCCACAACCCCCACTGG48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:224:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human lecthin-cholesterol    acyltransferase (LCAT) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:224:    CCCCTCCCACTCCCACACCAGATAAGGACAGCCCAGTGCCGCTTT45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:225:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human lymphocyte-specific protein    kinase (lck) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:225:    GGGAGCAGATCTTGGGGGAGCCCCTTCAGCCCCCTCTTCCATTCCCTCAG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:226:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human leukocyte fuction-associated    antigen-1 (LFA-1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:226:    GGGTATCTCACTGTGGTTTGATTTGCATTTCTCTAATGACTAATAGTG48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:227:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human leukocyte fuction-associated    antigen-1 (LFA-1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:227:    ATGTCTCTAACTTGCTTACACTTCCTCCCTGAACCCTGCGGTTTCA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:228:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human leukocyte function-associated    antigen-1 (LFA-1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:228:    TCCTGCAGGCACACCTCCCTCCCCGCCTGCCAGTGTCACCAGCCTGTT48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:229:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human leukocyte function-associated    antigen- 1    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:229:    CTGTTGCCTCTGTGAGAAAGTACCACTGTAAGAGGCCAAAGGGCATGATC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:230:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: human lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:230:    TATTTGCATATTTCCAGTCACATAAGCAGCCTTGGCGTGAAAACAGT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:231:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human leukocyte adhesion molecule-1    (LAM-1)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:231:    TGGGTTAGAGAAATGAAAGAAAGCAAGGCTTTCTGTTGACATTCAGTGCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:232:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human lysozyme gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:232:    AGAAGGAAGTTAAAAGATGTTAAATACTGGGGCCAGCTCACCCTGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:233:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human mannose binding protein 1    (MBP1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:233:    AGGGATGGGTCATCTATTTCTATATAGCCTGCACCCAGATTGTAGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:234:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human mast cell carboxypeptidase A    (MC-CPA) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:234:    CATCAAGATAAGGGCTGAGGCATAAAACTGCCAGAGGGTCTCAAGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:235:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human P- glycoprotein (MDR1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:235:    CTTTGCCACAGGAAGCCTGAGCTCATTCGAGTAGCGGCTCTTCCA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:236:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human bone marrow serine protease    gene (medullasin)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:236:    ACGGCCTCCCAGCACAGGGCTATAAGAGGAGCCGGGCGGGCACGG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:237:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human microsomal epoxide hydrolase    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:237:    TTGCTGTGCAGAGTCCAGGGGAGATAACCACGCTGTGCACACATGAG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:238:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 52 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human metallothionein-Ie gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:238:    GCAGCCAGTTGCAGGGCTCCATTCTGCTTTCCAACTGCCTGACTGCTTGTTC52    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:239:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human myoglobin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:239:    TTGTCAAGCATCCCAGAAGGTATAAAAACGCCCTTGGGACCAGGCA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:240:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human melanoma growth stimulatory    activity (MGSA) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:240:    GCTTTCCAGCCCCAACCATGCATAAAAGGGGTTCGCGGATCTCGGAG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:241:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha- MHC gene for myosin    heavy chain (N-terminus)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:241:    AGAGGGTGGGGGAAACGGGATATAAAGGAACTGGAGCTTTGAGGAG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:242:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human class II invariant gamma-chain    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:242:    GATTCCTCTCCAGCACCGACTTTAAGAGGCGAGCCGGGGGGTCAG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:243:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 41 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human motilin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:243:    CCCAGGGTTGGGAGGTATATAAGAACCCGTCAGATCAGCCG41    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:244:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human myeloperoxidase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:244:    CCACCCCCAGCTTAGAGGACATAAAAGCGCAGATTGAGCTAAGAGGAGCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:245:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human mitochondrial RNA-processing    endoribonuclease RNA gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:245:    AAACACAATTTCTTTAGGGCTATAAAATACTACTCTGTGAAGCTGAGGA49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:246:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human myc- oncogene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:246:    GAGGGAGGGATCGCGCTGAGTATAAAAGCCGGTTTTCGGGGCTTTAT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:247:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human Na,K- ATPase beta subunit    (ATP1B) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:247:    GCACGGCCGCCGGGGCGCGGTATATAGTAAAGGTAGGGCGGGCGCA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:248:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human neuromedin K receptor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:248:    GAAGCGTGGGACCCCATGAGTATAAAGAGAGCCTGTAGCGCAGG44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:249:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for heavy neurofiliment    subunit (NF- H) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:249:    TTGGACCCGGCCGCGGCGGCTATAAAAGGGCCGGCGCCCTGGTCGT46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:250:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human nuclear factor NF-IL6 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:250:    CGGTTGCTACGGGCCGCCCTTATAAATAACCGGGCTCAGGAGAAACT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:251:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human neurofilament subunit NF-L    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:251:    TGCGTCAGGACCTCCCGGCGTATAAATAGGGGTGGCAGAACGGCGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:252:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human neurokinin-2 receptor (NK-2)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:252:    TCTCTTCAGCGAAGGGGTTGATTTATAAGGGTGTTTTCTGCTCTGACA48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:253:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human n-myc gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:253:    GGGTGTGTCAGATTTTTCAGTTAATAATATCCCCCGAGCTTCAAAGCGC49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:254:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ornithine decarboxylase (ODC1)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:254:    CCATGGCGACCCGCCGGTGCTATAAGTAGGGAGCGGCGTGCCGTGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:255:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ornithine transcarbamylase    (OTC) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:255:    ATACACAGCGGTGGAGCTTGGCATAAAGTTCAAATGCTCCTACACC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:256:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human prepro- oxytocin-neurophysin I    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:256:    CTCCACCGACGCAATGCCCAGGCATAAAAAGGCCAGGCCGAGAGACCGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:257:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytochrome P450scc gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:257:    TATGGCCTTGAGCTGGTAGTTATAATCTTGGCCCTGGTGGCCCAG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:258:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human p53 gene for transmembrane    related p53    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:258:    CCCCTCCCATGTGCTCAAGACTGGCGCTAAAAGTTTTGAGCTTCTCAAAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:259:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human Alzheimer's disease amyloid A4    precursor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:259:    GGGAGGCCTGCGGGGTCGGATGATTCAAGCTCACGGGGACGAGCAGG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:260:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 54 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human Alzheimer's disease amyloid A4    precursor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:260:    CGGGGACGAGCAGGAGCGCTCTCGACTTTTCTAGAGCCTCAGCGTCCTAGGACT54    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:261:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human Alzheimer's disease amyloid A4    precursor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:261:    GCGGGGTGGGCCGGATCAGCTGACTCGCCTGGCTCTGAGCCCCGCCGC48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:262:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human Alzheimer's disease amyloid A4    precursor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:262:    CCGCCGCCGCGCTCGGGCTCCGTCAGTTTCCTCGGCAGCGGTAGGCGAG49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:263:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for plasminogen activator    inhibitor 1 (PAI-1)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:263:    TATTTCCTGCCCACATCTGGTATAAAAGGAGGCAGTGGCCCACAGAG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:264:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human platelet-derived growth factor    A-chain (PDGF) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:264:    AGGGGCGCGGCGGCGGCGGCTATAACCCTCTCCCCGCCGCCGGCC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:265:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human PGP9.5 gene for    neuron- specific ubiquitin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:265:    ACAGTGCGTCTGGCCGGCGCTTTATAGCTGCAGCCTGGCGCTCCGC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:266:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human plasminogen gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:266:    CTCCACCGACGCAATGCCCAGGCATAAAAAGGCCAGGCCGAGAGACCGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:267:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human phenylethanolamine N-methylase    (PNMT) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:267:    TCGGGGCGGGGGTCGGGCGGTAGAAAAAAGGGCCGCGAGGCGAGCGGGG49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:268:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human opiomelanocortin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:268:    CTCCCCGTGTGCAGACGGTGATATTTACCGCCAAATGCGAACCAGGC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:269:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene PRB3L for proline-rich    protein G1    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:269:    GCCACTGTTCTGCTCCTCTTTATAAAGGGAGCTGCCATGGTTCTCC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:270:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human PRB4 gene for proline-rich    protein Po    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:270:    CATTGTTTTGCTCCTCTTTATAAAGGGAGTTGCCACGTTCCTCC44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:271:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human prolactin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:271:    AGGCTTTGATATCAAAGGTTTATAAAGCCAATATCTGGGAAAGAGA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:272:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human prothymosin-alpha gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:272:    CCGAGCGCCGCCCACTAATCTATATTAAAGCTTCTGGCGCCGCGTG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:273:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human protamine 2 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:273:    TCATAGTGGGCGTCCCCCTTTATATACAAGCTCCCGGGGAGCCTTG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:274:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human SPR2-1 gene for small proline    rich protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:274:    CTGGGTGGGGTAGCAGGCTCTATAAAGAGATCCTCTGCTGCACGAC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:275:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human estrogen-responsive gene pS2    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:275:    TAAGCAAACAGAGCCTGCCCTATAAAATCCGGGGCTCGGGCGGCCTC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:276:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pulmonary surfactant    apoprotein (PSAP) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:276:    AGCCTGGCAGCCCCCACATCTATAAATGCTGCGTCTACCTTACCCT46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:277:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for prostatic secretory    protein PSP- 94    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:277:    TGCGTGGTTGCCCTCTCCAGTATAAAAGTTTGATGCAGCTTTTCC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:278:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human parathyroid hormone-related    peptide (PTHRP) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:278:    GAGGTAGACAGACAGCTATGTATATATATGTGGGTTTCGCTACAAGTGG49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:279:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for purine nucleoside    phosphorylase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:279:    CTGGGGACTCCAGGGCAAGGGATATAAGCCAGAGCCTAGACCAGTG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:280:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human rDNA    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:280:    ATTTTGGGCCGCCGGGTTAT20    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:281:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human regenerating protein (reg)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:281:    GTTCTTATCTCAGATCCTGATATAAAGCTCCTACAGCTACCTGGCC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:282:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human renin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:282:    ATCACCCCATGCATGGAGTGTATAAAAGGGGAAGGGCTAAGGGAGCC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:283:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene fragment for retinol    binding protein (RBP)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:283:    CGACCCCCTCCCCCCGGCGCTATAAAGCAGCGGGGCGGCCGCGGCG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:284:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human serum amyloid A (GSAA1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:284:    CACCCCGCTAATTTAAAAAATATATATACAGATATATAGTGGAGATGG48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:285:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human SAA1 beta gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:285:    AACCAGCAGGGAAGGCTCAGTATAAATAGCAGCCACCGCTCCCTGGC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:286:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 48 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene fragment for HLA class II    SB 4-beta chain    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:286:    CTACTTGGGTTCATGGTCTCTAATATTTCAAACAGGAGCTCCCTTTAG48    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:287:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human c-sis proto-oncogene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:287:    TCGCACTCTCCCTTCTCCTTTATAAAGGCCGGAACAGCTGAAAGGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:288:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human SLPI gene for secretory    leukocyte protease inhibitor    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:288:    CACACCCACTGGTGAAAGAATAAATAGTGAGGTTTGGCATTGGCCA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:289:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human superoxide dismutase (SOD-1)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:289:    CGAGGCGCGGAGGTCTGGCCTATAAAGTAGTCGCGGAGACGGGGTG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:290:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ornithine decarboxylase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:290:    TCCATGGCGACCCGCCGGTGCTATAAGTAGGGAGCGGCGTGCCGT45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:291:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human steroid 5-alpha-reductase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:291:    CTGCCCCCGCGCCGCCGCCCTATATGTTGCCCGCCGCGGCCTCTG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:292:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human substance P receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:292:    GTGACGTCTCTGCAGGGGGTTATAAAAGCCTCGTGCGCAGCTAA44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:293:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human synaptobrevin 1 (SYB1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:293:    CCGGGAGGCGTGGTCAGCACTAATAAAGGCGGAGGCCGGCGCGGCA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:294:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human tyrosine aminotransferase    (TAT) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:294:    CAACGCCCATTTGTGGAGACTATTTCAGGAGTTAGGATTTGCATCTG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:295:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T-cell receptor V-beta gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:295:    GACAGATGCATTCTGTGGGGATAAAATGTCACAAAATTCATTTCTTT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:296:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T-cell receptor V-beta gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:296:    TCACAGAGGGCCTGGTCTAGAATATTCCACATCTGCTCTCACTCT45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:297:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T-cell receptor V-beta gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:297:    GACAGATGCATTCTGTGGGGATAAAATGTCACAAAATTCATTTCTTT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:298:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T-cell receptor V-beta gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:298:    TCACAGAGGGCCTGGTCTGGAATATTCCACATCTGCTCTCACTCTG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:299:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T-cell receptor V-beta chain    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:299:    TGTTACTGTAGGAACTACCGTATAAGGACAGGATGTCCCACCTCC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:300:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transferrin (Tf) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:300:    CCGCCCAGGCCGGGAATGGAATAAAGGGACGCGGGGCGCCGGAGG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:301:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 10 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interleukin 3 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:301:    GGGCACCTTG10    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:302:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human tissue factor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:302:    CGGGAGAGCGCGCCGCCGGCCCTTTATAGCGCGCGGGGCACCGGCTCCCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:303:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transforming growth    factor-beta (TGF-beta)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:303:    TGCCTTGCCCATGGGGGCTGTATTTAAGGACACCGTGCCCCAAGCCC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:304:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transforming growth factor    beta-3 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:304:    GAGACGTCATGGGAGGGAGGTATAAAATTTCAGCAGAGAGAAATAGA47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:305:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transforming growth factor    beta-2 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:305:    CACGTGGTTCAGAGAGAACTTATAAATCTCCCCTCCCCGCGAAGA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:306:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:306:    GGCTTTGACGTCAGCTCAGCTTATAAGAGGCTGCTGGGCCAGGGCT46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:307:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human metallothionein gene IIA    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:307:    TCGTCCCGGCTCTTTCTAGCTATAAACACTGCTTGCCGCGCTGCAC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:308:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human thrombospondin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:308:    CCCAGGAATGCGAGCGCCCCTTTAAAAGCGCGCGGCTCCTCCGCCT46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:309:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human thyroxine-binding globulin    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:309:    ATAATGTTGCTATAACATCTGAATGACAGTCCATGGCATTATTTC45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:310:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human thyroglobulin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:310:    GAAAGTGCCAACGGCAGCTCTATAAAAGCTCCCTGGCCAGGGGACCT47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:311:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for tumor necrosis factor    (TNF-alpha)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:311:    CTCCTCTCGCCCCAGGGACATATAAAGGCAGTTGTTGGCACACCCA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:312:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human lymphotoxin (TNF-beta) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:312:    GCTGCCACTGCCGCTTCCTCTATAAAGGGACCTGAGCGTCCGGGCC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:313:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human type I DNA topoisomerase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:313:    TGACGTCGCCGACGTGTTGTTTAAAAGCGGCCGCGCAGGCGCAGTGAGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:314:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human triosephosphate isomerase    (TPI) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:314:    AGTTCCACTTCGCGGCGCTCTATATAAGTGGGCAGTGGCCGGACTGC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:315:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human thyroid peroxidase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:315:    ATCCAAGCGCAGAGTCAGTTTATAAGGTGGGTAACCAAGTCCCT44    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:316:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transferrin receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:316:    GGCCGGGGGCGGGGCCAGGCTATAAACCGCCGGTTAGGGGCCGCCA46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:317:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human tryptase -I gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:317:    CGCCCCCTCCTGATCTGGAAGGATAAATGGGGAGGGGAGAGCCACTGGGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:318:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human beta 2 gene for beta-tubulin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:318:    GCGGAGGCGGGCAGGGAGGGTATATAAGCGTTGGCGGACGGTCGGT46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:319:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for U 6 RNA    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:319:    GTATTTCGATTTCTTGGCTTTATATATCTTGTGGAAAGGACGAAAC46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:320:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human uPA gene for    urokinase- plasminogen activator    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:320:    GGCGGCGCCGGGGCGGGCCCTGATATAGAGCAGGCGCCGCGGGTCGC47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:321:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 36 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human proto- oncogene vav    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:321:    GCAGGCGTGCGGGCGGGTGGGTGGTGGAGGCTGCGA36    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:322:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human vascular cell adhesion    molecule-1 (VCAM1) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:322:    GCCTCTGCAACAAGACCCTTTATAAAGCACAGACTTTCTATTTCA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:323:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human vimentin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:323:    ACCCTCTTTCCTAACGGGGTTATAAAAACAGCGCCCTCGGCGGGG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:324:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human U1 RNA gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:324:    GTAAAGGGTGAGGTATATGGAGCTGTGACAGGGCAGAAGTGTGTGAAGTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:325:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for small nuclear U1 RNA    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:325:    GTAAAGAGTGAGGCGTATGAGGCTGTGTCGGGGCAGAGGCCCAAGATCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:326:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human small nuclear U2 RNA gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:326:    TTGAATGTGGATGAGAGTGGGACGGTGACGGCGGGCGCGAAGGCGAGCGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:327:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human U3 small nuclear RNA gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:327:    AAAAGTTTGCGGCAGATGTAGACCTAGCAGAGGTGTGCGAGGAGGCCGTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:328:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human U4C small nuclear RNA gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:328:    AAATGGTAGTCATCATCCGTGGGGGAGCGGGGCGCGAATAAAGCCTTTCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:329:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human histone H3.3 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:329:    GGGCGGGGCGGCGTGTGTTGGGGGATAGCCTCGGTGTCAGCCATCTTTCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:330:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human histone H4 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:330:    AGTTCGGTCCGCCAACTGTCGTATAAAGGCGCTGCCTCAGGTCAGAGGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:331:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human non- histone chromosomal    protein HMG- 14 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:331:    TGGGGGGCGGCCCGGCCGGCGGGGAGGGGGAGCCGCGGCCGGGACGCGGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:332:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ribosomal protein S14 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:332:    AAGTAATAAACCGTCTTTCCTTATGACGAGTCTTAAACTCTTTGGGAGGA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:333:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for alpha tubulin (b    alpha 1)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:333:    CGCGACCGAGGGTCTGGGCGTCCCGGCTGGGCCCCGTGTCTGTGCGCACG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:334:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human skeletal alpha-actin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:334:    AGGGAATCGCCCGCGGGCTATATAAAACCTGAGCAGAGGGACAAGCGGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:335:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human epidermal 67-kDa Keratin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:335:    GGAAGATCTTGTGTGATAAAACAATTACCACATGAACCAATCTTGCATGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:336:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human 50 KDatype I epidermal keratin    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:336:    GACCCGCCCCCTACCCATGAGTATAAAGCACTCGCATCCCTTTGCAATTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:337:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha- 1 collagen type I gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:337:    CTGCTCTCCATCAGGACAGTATAAAAGGGGCCCGGGCCAGTCGTCGGAGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:338:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human collagen type-III gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:338:    GTGAGGGAAGCCAAACTTTTTCCTATTTAAGGCCAAAGCAAAGGAATCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:339:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pro- alpha-2 (I) mRNA for    collagen N- prepropeptide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:339:    CAGGGAAACTTTTGCCGTATAAATAGGGCAGATCCGGGATTTGTTATTTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:340:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human fibronectin (FN) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:340:    TCCAGAGGGGCGGGAGGGCCGTCCCATATAAGCCCGGCTCCCGCGCTCCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:341:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human von Willebrand factor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:341:    TGTTTCCTTTTGGTAATTAAAAGGAGGCCAATCCCCTGTTGTGGCAGCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:342:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for fibrinogen gamma    chain    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:342:    TGGCTATCCCAGGAGCTTACATAAAGGGACAATTGGAGCCTGAGA45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:343:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for fibrinogen gamma    chain    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:343:    CAGTCCTGGCTATCCCAGGAGCTTACATAAAGGGACAATTGGAGCCTGAG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:344:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human involucrin mRNA    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:344:    AGGCCAGGCTGCAGAATGATATAAAGAGTGCCCTGACTCCTGCTCAGCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:345:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein A-I and C-III    genes    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:345:    CCAGACCCTGGCTGCAGACATAAATAGGCCCTGCAAGAGCTGGCTGCTTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:346:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein B-100 (apoB)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:346:    GCTCTTGCAGCCTGGGCTTCCTATAAATGGGGTGCGGGCGCCGGCCGCGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:347:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human apolipoprotein A-I and C-III    genes    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:347:    TCTAGGGATGAACTGAGCAG20    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:348:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Humanapolipoprotein A-I and C-III    genes    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:348:    ACAGGCAGGAGGGTTCTGACCTGTTTTATATCATCTCCAGGGCAGCAGGCA51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:349:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human albumin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:349:    TACAATTATTGGTTAAAGAAGTATATTAGTGCTAATTTCCCTCCGTTTGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:350:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human albumin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:350:    TACAATTATTGGTTAAAGAAGTATATTAGTGCTAATTTCCCTCCGTTTGTC51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:351:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human serum prealbumin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:351:    CCTAGCTCAGGAGAAGTGAGTATAAAAGCCCCAGGCTGGGAGCAGCCATC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:352:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha- fetoprotein (AFP) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:352:    TAACAGGCATTGCCTGAAAAGAGTATAAAAGAATTTCAGCATGATTTTCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:353:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 41 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human C- reactive protein gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:353:    AGGCAGGAGGAGGTAGCTCTAAGGCAAGAGATCTGGGACTT41    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:354:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene A for alpha 1-acid    glycoprotein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:354:    AAGTGACCGCCCATAGTTTATTATAAAGGTGACTGCACCCTGCAGCCACC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:355:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene A for alpha 1-acid    glycoprotein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:355:    AAGTGACCGCCCATAGTTTATTATAAAGGTGACTGCACCCTGCAGCCACCA51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:356:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 40 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for L apoferritin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:356:    CGGCGCACCATAAAAGAAGCCGCCCTAGCCACGTCCCCTC40    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:357:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 41 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for L apoferritin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:357:    CGGCGCACCATAAAAGAAGCCGCCCTAGCCACGTCCCCTCG41    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:358:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Olive baboon alpha-1 globin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:358:    GGCGTGCCCCCGCGCCCGGAGCATAAACCCTGGCGCGCTCGCGGCCCGGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:359:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Olive baboon alpha-1 globin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:359:    GGCGTGCCCCCGCGCCCGGAGCATAAACCCTGGCGCGCTCGCGGCCCGGCA51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:360:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha- globin germ line gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:360:    GTGCCAACAATGGAGGTGTTTACCTGTCTCAGACCAAGGACCTCTCTGCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:361:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Chimpanzee gene for alpha-like    zeta-1- globin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:361:    CCTGGCTGGGCCCAGCTCCCTGTATATAAGGGGACCCTGGGGGCTGAGCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:362:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Chimpanzee gene for alpha-like    zeta-1- globin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:362:    CCTGGCTGGGCCCAGCTCCCTGTATATAAGGGGACCCTGGGGGCTGAGCAC51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:363:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha globin gene cluster on    chromosome 16: zeta gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:363:    CTGGCTGGGCCCAGCTCCCTGTATATAAGGGGACCCTGGGGGCTGAGCAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:364:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human theta 1-globin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:364:    CCGCGGGACCCCTGGCCGGTCCGCGCAGGCGCAGCGGGGTCGCAGGGCGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:365:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Macaque cynomolgus beta-globin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:365:    GCAGGAGCCAGGGCTGGGCATAAAAGTCAGGGCAGAGCCATCTATTGCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:366:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Chimpanzee beta-globin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:366:    GCAGAAGCCAGGGCTGGGCATAAAAGTCAGGGCAGAGCCATCTATTGCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:367:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human germ line gene for beta-globin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:367:    GCAGGAGCCAGGGCTGGGCATAAAAGTCAGGGCAGAGCCATCTATTGCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:368:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Spider monkey (A.geoffroyi)    delta-globin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:368:    CAGGGAGAACAGGACCAGCATAAAAGGCAGGGCAGGGCTAACTGTTGCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:369:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human transferrin receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:369:    GGGCGGGGCCAGGCTATAAACCGCCGGTTAGGGGCCGCCATCCCCTCAGA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:370:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human beta-2- adrenergic receptor    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:370:    AGTTCCCCTAAAGTCCTGTGCACATAACGGGCAGAACGCACTGCGAAGCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:371:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human IgE receptor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:371:    GGTGGCAAGCCCATATTTAGGTCTATGAAAATAGAAGCTGTCAGTGGCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:372:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human oncogene c-fos    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:372:    TTCATAAAACGCTTGTTATAAAAGCAGTGGCTGCGGCGCCTCGTACTCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:373:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human c-myc oncogene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:373:    AATCTCCGCCCACCGGCCCTTTATAATGCGAGGGTCTGGACGGCTGAGGA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:374:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human B-cell leukemia/lymphoma 2    (bcl-2) proto-oncogene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:374:    CCGCCCCTCCGCGCCGCCTGCCCGCCCGCCCGCCGCGCTCCCGCCCGCCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:375:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human p53 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:375:    ACTCCATTTCCTTTGCTTCCTCCGGCAGGCGGATTACTTGCCCTTACTTG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:376:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene homologous to bladder    carcinoma oncogene T24    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:376:    CGCGGCCCTACTGGCTCCGCCTCCCGCGTTGCTCCCGGAAGCCCCGCCCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:377:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human c-abl gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:377:    GGGGCGGGCCTGGCGGGCGCCCTCTCCGGGCCCTTTGTTAACAGGCGCGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:378:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human metallothionein-i-a gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:378:    CGGCCCTCTTTCCCCTGACCATAAAAGCAGCCGCTGGCTGCTGGGCCCTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:379:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human metallothinonein I-B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:379:    ACCCCACCACCTCCCCCGACTATAAAGGAGCAGCCAGCTCCTGGGCTCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:380:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human metallothionein-If (MT-IF)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:380:    CCCGGCCCCCTCCCCTGACTATCAAAGCAGCGGCCGGCTGTTTGGGTCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:381:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for 27 Kda heat shock    protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:381:    CCCTCAAACGGGTCATTGCCATTAATAGAGACCTCAAACACCGCCTGCTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:382:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human 70 kDa heat shock protein gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:382:    GCGGGTCTCCGTGACGACTTATAAAACCCCAGGGGCAAGCGGTCCGGATA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:383:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human macrophage alpha1-antitrypsin    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:383:    TGCCTCCACCCGAAGTCTACTTCCTGGGTGGGCAGGAACTGGGCACTGTG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:384:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha1- antitrypsin (S variant)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:384:    CGTTGCCCCTCTGGATCCACTGCTTAAATACGGACGAGGACAGGGCCCTG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:385:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human S variable segment 5'of    antithrombin III gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:385:    TCTGCCCCACCCTGTCCTCTGGAACCTCTGCGAGATTTAGAGGAAAGAAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:386:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pulmonary surfactant protein    (SP5) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:386:    CCCCTCTCCCTACGGACACATATAAGACCCTGGTCACACCTGGGAGAGGA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:387:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human Immunoglobulin kappa L-chain V    region gene (HK122)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:387:    CCCCCTGCCCTGAAGACTTTTTATAGGCTGGTCACACCCGGAGCAGGAGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:388:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T cell receptor    V-alpha/J- alpha chain (rearranged)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:388:    TTAAGGTTTGAATCCTCAGTGAACCAGGGCAGAAAAGAATGATGAAATCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:389:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for HLA-DR alpha heavy    chain (class II antigen)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:389:    TGCATTTTAATGGTCAGACTCTATTACACCCCACATTCTCTTTTCTTTTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:390:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human MHC class IIHLA-DC-3-beta gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:390:    CTACCACGCATGGAAACATCCACAGATTTTTATTCTTTCTGCCAGGTACA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:391:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T-cell receptor CD3-gamma gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:391:    GCCTTCTCTCAAAGGCCCCAGCCCCAACAGTGATGGGTGGAGCCAGTCTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:392:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pregnancy-specific beta-1    glycoprotein mRNA    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:392:    CTGCCCTGGGAAGAGGCTCAGCACAGAAAGAGGAAGGACAGCACAGCTGA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:393:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pregnancy-specific    beta-1- glycoprotein 5 (PSG5)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:393:    AGAGAGGAGGGGACAGAGAGGTGTCCTGGGCCTGACCCCACCCATGAGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:394:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human factor VIII gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:394:    CCTGTGGCTGCTTCCCACTGATAAAAAGGAAGCAATCCTATCGGTTACTG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:395:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ubiquitin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:395:    TGACGCAACACTCGTTGCATAAATTTGCCTCCGCCAGCCCGGAGCATTTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:396:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human proliferating cell nucleolar    protein P120 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:396:    ACTATAATACGCCAAGCGTGCGTTCTGCCGTTCCCTCCGACACGCGCGAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:397:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for delta-globin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:397:    CAGGGAGGACAGGACCAGCATAAAAGGCAGGGCAGAGTCGACTGTTGCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:398:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Gorilla fetal A-gamma-globin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:398:    CGGCTGGCTAGGGATGAAGAATAAAAGGAAGCACCCTCCAGCAGTTCCAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:399:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for fetal A-gamma and    G-gamma hemoglobin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:399:    CGGCTGGCTAGGGATGAAGAATAAAAGGAAGCACCCTTCAGCAGTTCCAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:400:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Orangutan epsilon-globin gene with    flanking Alu repeats    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:400:    CAGAACTTCGGCAGTGAAGAATAAAAGGCCACACAGAGAGGCAGCAGCAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:401:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human haptoglobin (Hp1)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:401:    TAAAAAGACCAGCAGATGCCCCACAGCACTGCTCTTCCAGAGGCAAGACC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:402:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 71 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human low molecular weight    oligoadenylate synthetase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:402:    AAGACAGCTCCTCCCTTCTGAGGAAACGAAACCAACAGCAGTCCAAGCTCAGTCAGCAGA60    AGAGATAAAAG71    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:403:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene fragment for    dihydrofolate reductase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:403:    GGGGGGCGGGGCCTCGCCTGCACAAATAGGGACGAGGGGGCGGGGCGGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:404:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human thymidine kinase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:404:    GGCTCGTGATTGGCCAGCACGCCGTGGTTTAAAGCGGTCGGCGCGGGACC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:405:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 49 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human adenosine deaminase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:405:    GCGGGAGGCGGGGCCCGGCCCGTTAAGAAGAGCGTGGCCGGCCGCGGCC49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:406:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human argininosuccinate synthase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:406:    TGCCCCCGGGCCCTGTGCTTATAACCTGGGATGGGCACCCCTGCCAGTCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:407:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ornithine aminotransferase    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:407:    GGGGGCGGGGCAGAATCAGCCTTTAAGTTGCAGTGACGCTCCGGCGTCAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:408:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human tyrosine hydroxylase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:408:    TGACGTCAGCTCAGCTTATAAGAGGCTGCTGGGCCAGGGCTGTGG45    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:409:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human HMG CoA reductase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:409:    CAGCTCCGAGCGTGCGTAAGGTGAGGGCTCCTTCCGCTCCGCGACTGCGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:410:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for lecithin-cholesterol    acyltransferase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:410:    CCTAGGGCCCCTCCCACTCCCACACCAGATAAGGACAGCCCAGTGCCGCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:411:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human porphobilinogen deaminase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:411:    CGCCCAGAGGGAGGGACCTCCCCTTCGAGGGAGGGCGCCGGAAGTGACGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:412:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human porphobilinogen deaminasegene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:412:    GCACAGCACTCCCACTGACAACTGCCTTGGTCAAGGTGGGCTTCAGGGCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:413:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human URO-D gene for    uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:413:    GGGGGGCAGGCTCAGATTCAGGTTAAATTGTGGATTGAGCTCGCAGTTAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:414:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human URO-D gene for    uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:414:    GGGGGGCAGGCTCAGATTCAGGTTAAATTGTGGATTGAGCTCGCAGTTACA51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:415:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase B (ALDOB) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:415:    AAAAAAAAAACATGATGAGAAGTCTATAAAAATTGTGTGCTACCAAAGAT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:416:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:416:    GGTGGCGCTGCTCACCACACACAAGTGTTATAGGAGGAGTCTGGCCCTTG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:417:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:417:    GGTGGCGCTGCTCACCACACACAAGTGTTATAGGAGGAGTCTGGCCCTTGA51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:418:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:418:    TGTGGGGCGGGCAGGAGCTGCCTTATAACCAGCCCGGGAACCCCTAGCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:419:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:419:    TGTGGGGCGGGCAGGAGCTGCCTTATAACCAGCCCGGGAACCCCTAGCTCA51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:420:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:420:    GCTCGGCGGAGGGCGGAGTGGTGCCTTTAAAAGGCCGGGCGCCGCCTTCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:421:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:421:    GCTCGGCGGAGGGCGGAGTGGTGCCTTTAAAAGGCCGGGCGCCGCCTTCCG51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:422:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:422:    GCTAAATCGGCTGCGTTCCTCTCGGAACGCGCCGCAGAAGGGGTCCTGGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:423:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human aldolase A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:423:    GCTAAATCGGCTGCGTTCCTCTCGGAACGCGCCGCAGAAGGGGTCCTGGTG51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:424:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human phosphoglycerate kinase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:424:    GAGGCGGGGTGTGGGGCGGTAGTGTGGGCCCTGTTCCTGCCCGCGCGGTG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:425:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for glucose 6-phosphate    dehydrogenase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:425:    CAGGCGCCCGCCCCCGCCCCCGCCGATTAAATGGGCCGGCGGGGCTCAGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:426:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human hepatic lipase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:426:    GCAGTCTTCCCTAACAAAGTATCTAATAGGCATTGTGGTCTCTTTGGCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:427:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human hepatic lipase mRNA    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:427:    GCAGTCTTCCCTAACAAAGTATCTAATAGGCATTGTGGTCTCTTTGGCTTC51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:428:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human protein C gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:428:    AGTGCTGAGGGCCAAGCAAATATTTGTGGTTATGGATTAACTCGAACTCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:429:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human factor IX gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:429:    CCAGAAGTAAATACAGCTCAGCTTGTACTTTGGTACAACTAATCGACCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:430:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human MHC III HLA factor B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:430:    GCAGGTGCCAGAACACAGATTGTATAAAAGGCTGGGGGCTGGTGGGGAGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:431:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pepsinogen gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:431:    CGATAAGGCGGGACCCAACTTGTATATAAGGGCAGCTCATGCTGCTGCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:432:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pepsinogen C gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:432:    CGATTAGACTAATCTTGGGCGTATAAAAGAGGAAAGAGTGCCCAGGTCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:433:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human collagenase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:433:    CTGGAAGGGCAAGGACTCTATATATACAGAGGGAGCTTCCTAGCTGGGAT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:434:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human stromelysin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:434:    CCAAACAAACACTGTCACTCTTTAAAAGCTGCGCTCCCGAGGTTGGACCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:435:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human alpha- amylase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:435:    TCTGATCCGTGCAGGGTATTAATGTGTCAGGGCTGAGTGTTCTGAGATTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:436:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pancreatic alpha-amylase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:436:    TGTAAAATGTGCTTCTTACAGGAATATAAATAGTTTCTGGAAAGGACACT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:437:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human pancreatic amylase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:437:    TGTAAAATGTGCTTCTTACAGGAATATAAATAGTTTCTGGAAAGGACACT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:438:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: human cytochrome P450c gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:438:    GCCACACGTACAAGCCCGCCTATAAAGGTGGCAGTGCCTTCACCCTCACC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:439:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytochrome P-450c gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:439:    GCCACACGTACAAGCCCGCCTATAAAGGTGGCAGTGCCTTCACCCTCACCC51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:440:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 40 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for cytochrome P(1)-450    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:440:    CACGTACAAGCCCGCCTATAAAGGTGGCAGTGCCTTCACC40    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:441:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human steroid 21-hydroxylase  P450    (C21)!B gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:441:    GGATGGCTGGGGCTCTTGAGCTATAAGTGGCACCTCAGGGCCCTGACGGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:442:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human mitochonrial aldehyde    dehydrogenase 2 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:442:    TTCCTGACCATGGTACTTATAAAAGCAGTGCCGTCTGCCCCATCCATGTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:443:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human carbonic anhydrase III gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:443:    AAGGCCATGCAAGTGTGCGGGGGAGCTACATAAAAGCGCGGGCTCGCGCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:444:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human creatine kinase B isozyme gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:444:    TGGGCGGCCCGCGTTGTGCCCCTTAAGAGCCGCGGGAGCGCGGAGCGGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:445:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human preproenkephalin A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:445:    CTTCGGTTTGGGGCTAATTATAAAGTGGCTCCAGCAGCCGTTAAGCCCCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:446:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human preprokephalin A gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:446:    CTTCGGTTTGGGGCTAATTATAAAGTGGCTCCAGCAGCCGTTAAGCCCCGG51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:447:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human prepro form of corticotropin    releasing factor gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:447:    TTTTTGAAGAGGGTCGACACTATAAAATCCCACTCCAGGCTCTGGAGTGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:448:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human preprothyrotropin-releasing    hormone gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:448:    GACCTCACTCGAGCCGCCGCCTGGCGCAGATATAAGCGGCGGCCCATCTG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:449:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for fetal A-gamma and    G-gamma hemoglobin    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:449:    CGGCTGGCTAGGGATGAAGAATAAAAGGAAGCACCCTTCAGCAGTTCCAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:450:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene coding for ACTH and    beta-LPH precursors    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:450:    CCCACCAGGAGAGCTCGGCAAGTATATAAGGACAGAGGAGCGCGGGACCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:451:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human somatostatin I gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:451:    TAGCCTGACGTCAGAGAGAGAGTTTAAAACAGAGGGAGACGGTTGAGAGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:452:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human glucagon gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:452:    GTGAGGCTAAACAGAGCTGGAGAGTATATAAAAGCAGTGCGCCTTGGTGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:453:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human glucagon gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:453:    GTGAGGCTAAACAGAGCTGGAGAGTATATAAAAGCAGTGCGCCTTGGTGCA51    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:454:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human chorionic gonadotropin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:454:    AGGTGGAAACACTCTGCTGGTATAAAAGCAGGTGAGGACTTCATTAACTG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:455:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human chorionic gonadotropin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:455:    TTGAACTGTGGTGCAGGAAAGCCTCAAGTAGAGGAGGGTTGAGGCTTCAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:456:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human beta- LH gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:456:    GCCGCCCCCACAACCCCGAGGTATAAAGCCAGATACACGAGGCAGGGGAT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:457:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human follicle-stimulating hormone    beta-subunit gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:457:    TAGTTGCACATGATTTTGTATAAAAGGTGAACTGAGATTTCATTCAGTCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:458:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human prolactin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:458:    TATTCATGAAGATATCAAAGGTTTATAAAGCCAATATCTGGGAAAGAGAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:459:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human parathyroid gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:459:    GACATCATCTGTAACAATAAAAGAGCCTCTCTTGGTAAGCAGAAGACCTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:460:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Owl monkey insulin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:460:    GGGGAGATGGGCTCTGGGCCTATAAAGCCAGCAGGGACCCAGCAGCCCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:461:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: human insulin/IGF II gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:461:    CCCCGCCTCCAGAGTGGGGGCCAAGGCTGGGCAGGCGGGTGGACGGCCGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:462:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human insulin like growth factor    IGFII gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:462:    AAAGAACTCTGCCTTGCGTTCCCCAAAATTTGGGCATTGTTCCGGCTCGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:463:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human insulin-like growth factor II    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:463:    CCCTGGGCCGCGGCTGGCGCGACTATAAGAGCCGGGCGTGGGCGCCCGCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:464:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gastrin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:464:    AGTTGGGAGGGACCTTGAGGGCTTTATAAGGCAGGCCTGGAGCATCAAGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:465:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon alpha gene    INF-alpha 13    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:465:    GGAAATCAGTATGTTCCCTATTTAAGGCATCTGCAGGAAGCAAAGCCTTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:466:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for leukocyte interferon    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:466:    GGAAGCTAGTATGTTCCTTATTTAAGACCTATGCACAGAGCAAGGTCTTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:467:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon alpha gene    INF-alpha 4b    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:467:    GGAAATTAGTATGTTCACTATTTAAGACCTATGCACAGAGCAAAGTCTTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:468:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for leukocyte (alpha)    interferon    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:468:    GGAAATTAGTATGTTCACTATTTAAGGCCTATGCACAGAGCAAAGTCTTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:469:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon genes LeIF-L and    LeIF-J    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:469:    GGAAATTAGTATGTTCACTATTTAAGACCTATGCACAGAGCAAAGTCTTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:470:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human gene for fibroblast (beta-1)    interferon    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:470:    ATAGAGAGAGGACCATCTCATATAAATAGGCCATACCCACGGAGAAAGGA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:471:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human c-sis gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:471:    CTCTCGCACTCTCCCTTCTCCTTTATAAAGGCCGGAACAGCTGAAAGGGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:472:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human migratory inhibitory    factor- related protein 8    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:472:    CAGCTGGCCAAGCCTAACCGCTATAAAAAGGAGCTGCCTCTCAGCCCTGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:473:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human migratory inhibitory    factor- related protein 14    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:473:    GTGCCCCAGTCAGGAGCTGCCTATAAATGCCGAGCCTGCACAGCTCTGGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:474:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human epidermal growth factor    related gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:474:    GGTCCCTCCTCCTCCCGCCCTGCCTCCCGCGCCTCGGCCCGCGCGAGCTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:475:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human opsin gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:475:    GCTTAGGAGGGGGAGGTCACTTTATAAGGGTCTGGGGGGGTCAGAACCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:476:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human blue cone photoreceptor    pigment gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:476:    TTTTGTGGGGTGGGAGGATCACCTATAAGAGGACTCAGAGGAGGGTGTGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:477:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human red cone photoreceptor pigment    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:477:    CGGGCTGATCCCACAGGCCAGTATAAAGCGCCGTGACCCTCAGGTGATGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:478:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human green cone photoreceptor    pigment gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:478:    CGGGCTGATCCCACTGGCCGGTATAAAGCGCCGTGACCCTCAGGTGACGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:479:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon-inducible gene    IFI- 56K    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:479:    TTGGCTGCTGTTTAGCTCCCTTATATAACACTGTCTTGGGGTTTAAACGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:480:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human interferon-induced 15-Kd    protein (ISG) gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:480:    GACGTGTGTGCCTCAGGCTTAATAATAGGGCCGGTGCTGCTGCGGAAGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:481:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human ubiquitin-like protein (GdX)    gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:481:    TCCAGCGCGCGCGCCCGGGGCGGCGGCGCGCGGCGGGGGGTGGTTGGGGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:482:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human exogenous retrovirus erv3 5"    long terminal repeat    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:482:    CCGCCCCTGTTGGTTGCATGTATAAAAGTCAAGCCCTGTCATTGTTCAGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:483:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: RNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Bovine leukemia virus    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:483:    ACCTCACCTGCTGATAAATTAATAAAATGCCGGCCCTGTCGAGTTAGCGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:484:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: RNA (genomic)    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:484:    TCAATAAACTAGCAGGAGTCTATAAAAGCGTGGAGACAGTTCAGGAGGGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:485:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: RNA (genomic)    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T-cell leukemia virus II    proviral LTR    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:485:    TCAAAATAAAAGATGCCGAGTCTATAAAAGCGCAAGGACAGTTCAGGAGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:486:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: RNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human T-cell Lymphotropic virus type    III (HIV- 1)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:486:    GGCGAGCCCTCAGATCCTGCATATAAGCAGCTGCTTTTTGCCTGTACTGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:487:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: RNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Aids- associated retrovirus    (arv-2;proviral)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:487:    TGGCGTCCCTCAGATGCTGCATATAAGCAGCTGCTTTTTGCCTGTACTGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:488:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: RNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human immunodeficiency virus type 2    (HIV-2)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:488:    GCCCTCATATTCTCTGTATAAATATACCCGCTAGCTTGCATTGTACTTCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:489:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: RNA (genomic)    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Visna lentivirus, Icelandic strains    LV1-1    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:489:    CATAACCGCAGATGTAAACAAGTTGCCTATATAAGCCGCTTGCTAGCTGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:490:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus strain AD169    gene I    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:490:    GGCGTGTACGGTGGGAGGTCTATATAAGCAGAGCTCGTTTAGTGAACCGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:491:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Murine cytomegalovirus    intermediate-early gene I    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:491:    GCTGAGCTGCGTTCACGTGGGTATAAGAGGCGCGACCAGCGTCGGTACCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:492:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus    intermediate-early glycoprotein UL37    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:492:    CGTCATGTCCGGCATCTTCATGTATATAAGACGGTGTTTCAAGACGACGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:493:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus I-E    glycoprotein US3 gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:493:    ACAACGTCACCAAGAAACGCTATATATTCAAAAACACCGTTCAGTCCACA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:494:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 gene I    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:494:    TTTGGGGAGGGGAAAGGCGTGGGGTATAAGTTAGCCCTGGCCCGACAGTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:495:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 gene II    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:495:    AGCCGGCCCCGGCACCACGGGTATAAGGACATCCACCACCCGGCCGGTGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:496:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus type II I-E    gene II    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:496:    AGCCGGCCCCGGTCGTGCGGGTATAAGGGCAGCCACCGGCCCACTGGGCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:497:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus type I I-E gene    III    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:497:    TTCCCGCCGGCCCCTGGGACTATATGAGCCCGAGGACGCCCCGATCGTCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:498:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus type II I-E    gene III    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:498:    CCCCGCGCGCCCCGAGCGACTATATCAGCCAGGCGACGGGGCGATCGTCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:499:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus type 1 I-E    genes IV and V    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:499:    GGGGGCGGGTCTCTCCGGCGCACATAAAGGCCCGGCGCGACCGACGCCCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:500:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus type 2 I-E    genes IV and V    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:500:    ACGGGGGGCGGGCCGTTCCTCGCGCACATAAAGGGCCGGCGTCCCGGTCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:501:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus DNA    polymersase gene    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:501:    TAGGCGGGCTGGAAAGATGATGTATAAATAGAGTCTGCGACGGGGTTCGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:502:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus b'2.2 kb    transcript (start 160513)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:502:    TAGGCGGGCTGGAAAGATGATGTATAAATAGAGTCTGCGACGGGGTTCGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:503:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus 2.7 kb    transcript (start 4578)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:503:    GCCCGCGCTCGGCAGAGCTACCATATAAAAACGCAGGGGTTTAGCAGCTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:504:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'82K AlkExo    (start27048)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:504:    CAGCACCAGGAGAGGCTTAAGCTCGGGAGGCAGCGCCACCGACGACAGTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:505:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'42K gene    (startsite106547)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:505:    ATGGGTTGTGGTTATATGCACTTCCTATAAGACTCTCCCCCACCGCCCAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:506:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 39k dUTPase    gene (start 106811)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:506:    CGTGTGCGATAATACACACGCCCATCGAGGCCATGCCTACATAAAAGGGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:507:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'33K (start    site 145165)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:507:    GGCCGGGCGACCCAGATGTTTACTTAAAAGGCGTGCCGTCCGCCGGCATG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:508:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 21K (start    site 145459)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:508:    CGACGTACGCGATGAGATCAATAAAAGGGGGCGTGAGGACCGGGAGGCGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:509:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'5 kb    transcript (start 86216)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:509:    CCCCACCCCTGCGCGATGTGGATAAAAAGCCAGCGCGGGTGGTTTAGGGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:510:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'RNR2 gene    (start89774)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:510:    GGTCCGCCTTCTGGTCCACGCATATAAGCGCGGACTAAAAACAGGGATGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:511:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-2 RNR2 gene    (startsite247)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:511:    TGGTCCGCCTTCTCGTCCACGCATATAAGCGCGGCCTGAAGACGGGGATG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:512:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'tk gene    (startsite47911)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:512:    CGCGGTCCCAGGTCCACTTCGCATATTAAGGTGACGCGTGTGGCCTCGAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:513:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-2 b'tk gene    (startsite225)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:513:    CGCGGCCCGAGGTCCACTTCGCATATTAAGGTGACGCGCGTGGCCTCGAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:514:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'dbp gene    (startsite62318)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:514:    CGGCACGCCCCCAGGTAAAGTGTACATATACCAACCGCATACCAGACGCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:515:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'gB (3.3    Kb) start 56081    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:515:    CCACTCAGCGCGCCGCCTGGCGATATATTCGCGAGCTGATTATCGCCACC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:516:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'gD (start    138337)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:516:    CCACTCAGCGCGCCGCCTGGCGATATATTCGCGAGCTGATTATCGCCACC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:517:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-2 b'gD (start    5918)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:517:    GGAGTATAATAGAGTCTTTGTGTTTAAAACCCGGGGTCGGTGTGGTGTTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:518:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'gE (start    site 141171)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:518:    GGAGAGGGCCCGCGGCGCATTTAAGGCGTTGTTGTGTTGACTTTGCCTCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:519:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 ICP gene    (startsite58361)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:519:    AATTATTGCTACGACATCCGTGCTTGTTTGTGTTCCGTGTCTATATCTCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:520:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'tr-4    (startsite136729)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:520:    GGCGGTGCTGTTTGCGGGTTGGCACAAAAAGACCCCGATCCGCGTCTGTG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:521:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1  U-S!b'tr-9    (start143245)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:521:    GTGACGTCAATTGCCCGAGGCGCATAAAGGGCCGGTGGTCCGCCTAGCCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:522:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'g'VP5    (start40768)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:522:    GGGGTGGGGCGGGGGGGGGGGTATATAAGGCCTGGGATCCCACGTCCCCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:523:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'g'2.1kb    transcript (start 26639)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:523:    CCCGTTAACCCCCCACGTGATCAGCACGCCACCGACACCGCAGACGAAAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:524:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'g'    a'TIF/VSP (start 105259)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:524:    GGGGCGGCCCGTGCGGGTTGCTTAAATGCGTGGTGGCGACCACGGGCTGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:525:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 b'g'2.7 kb    transcript (start 100998)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:525:    GCCACGCCCATAAGCTCCTCCCGATAAAAAGCGCCCCGATGGCCCTGGAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:526:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus UL36 gene    (start49862)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:526:    GACGTCAACGCTGATAGTGTCTATAAAGGCCGTGCCGCCGCGCCGTAGTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:527:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus g'pp65 gene    (start121072)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:527:    TCCGCGTTTGGTCGCCTGCCTATGTAAGGCGGCGGCCGCAGAGGGCGCGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:528:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus g'pp71 gene    (start119223)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:528:    GTCACCGCTGCTATATTTGCGACAGTTGCCGGAACCCTTCCCGACCTCCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:529:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human cytomegalovirus g'pp150 gene    (start43092)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:529:    CGTATCCGCCTCCGCTATTAAACTACCCCCCCTCCCTCTAGGTGGGGCGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:530:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 g'5 Kb    transcript (start 103313)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:530:    TTGTGTCGCAGGGCGGCCCGCGTATAAAGGCGAGAGCGCGGGACCGTTTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:531:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 g'gC (start    96170)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:531:    AACCCCGGATGGGGCCCGGGTATAAATTCCGGAAGGGGACACGGGCTACC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:532:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-2 g'gC (start    670)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:532:    GCGGGGGTGCCGTGGACGGGTATAAAGGCCAGGGGGGCACGCGGGCCCAT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:533:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 g'gH gene    (start46581)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:533:    CGGCAATAAAAAGACAGAATAAAACGCACGGGTGTTGGGTCGTTTGTTCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:534:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 g'42 K    (startsite107130)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:534:    CCGGAGTCCCCGCTAACCTTCGGCATAAAAGCCACCGCGCGCCTGTTGAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:535:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 Ori.sub.-- s ORF    (startsite132287)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:535:    CGGAGGCCCCCGGGGTGCGTCCCCTGTGTTTCGTGGGTGGGGTGGGCGGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:536:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-1 18 K (start    site 97951)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:536:    CCCGCCCACCGCTGGGCGCTATAAAGCCGCCACCCTCTCTTCCCTCAGGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:537:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Herpes simplex virus-2 18K (start    site 2391)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:537:    CCCCGCCGTCCCCCGGGCGTTATAAGCCGCCGCACTCGCTTTTCCCACCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:538:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus L1 1Kb gene    (startsite103194)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:538:    TGGTGCCTTGGCTTTAAAGGGGAGATGTTAGACAGGTAACTCACTAAACA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:539:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus R1 145K gene    (startsite1721)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:539:    ACTGTATAAAGGTAAGTATTATTAAATTTTAGAGACACTATCACGTGTAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:540:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus R1 20K (start    site 9660)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:540:    CTTTTAGCCATGCCATGCTCTATAAATCACTTCCCTATCTCAGGTAGGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:541:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  DL/R!(start    site 52787)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:541:    ACAGAGACCCCAAAAAGAGGATAAAAGAAGGCGAGCCGGCCCGGCTCGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:542:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus R2 (start site    61372)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:542:    GTGACGGTCAGGCAGCTCCTGTATTTAACTTTGCGGACAGAGGCCAGAGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:543:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus L2 (start site    57050)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:543:    TAATTACGCTTGTGTACATATTTAAATCCACACAAGTGGCCAGAGTGGGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:544:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus R1 (start site    88539)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:544:    GACAGGGACGGCGGCGCTATATATAAGAGCCCAAGACCCGGCTCTCTTTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:545:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus R2 (start site    88897)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:545:    CGGATTAGATGGGGATATTTAAAAGGGGCAGCAATCTCGGCTGTTTGTAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:546:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus L2 (start site    90021)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:546:    ACCCAACAGGTGGTGAAAATATAACACAGGTGACACCAGCCTCTATCAGC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:547:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  BamH1-L!L1    (startsite92157)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:547:    ACCCCCCTTGTACCTATTAAAGAGGATGCTGCCTAGAAATCGGTGCCGAG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:548:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  BamH1-L!L3    (startsite88480)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:548:    CGGGTCTTGGGCTCTTATATATAGCGCCGCCGTCCCTGTCTGTTAGATCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:549:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  BamH1-K!2.1 Kb    (startsite109939)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:549:    AGACGCCCTCAATCGTATTAAAAGCCGTGTATTCCCCCGCACTAAAGAAT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:550:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  BamH1-K!1.3kb    transcript (start 110632)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:550:    TTGCGACCCCTCTGATATTAAGGTGGTTATTTTGGGCCAGGACCCCTATC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:551:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  EcoR1-H!L1    (startsite137680)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:551:    CGGTGCCCGGACTCAGAATTATTAAACCGGGTGGCAGCTCCTGGCAGTCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:552:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  EcoR1-D!L1    (startsite159337)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:552:    AAGGGCAGGGGGTGGGTATTTAAGGATCTATATGCCCTTCTCTACCTGCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:553:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  EcoR1-D!R1    (start165496)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:553:    AATGGGCGTGGCAGAATAGTATAAGACGCGAGGCCTGGGTGAGGAGAGTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:554:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  EcoR1-D!L2    (start167495)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:554:    TCTTTCCTTGTCCTTACTGTATAAAAGTCCACGAAAACAGCTGTGCCTCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:555:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr Virus  EcoR1-D!L1A    start 169165    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:555:    ACTGATGAGTAAGTATTACACCCTTTGCCCCACACCCCCTTTCCCTTACT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:556:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr Virus  EBNA!E1 (start    site 11333)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:556:    AGGGGGGGACTAAGGTCCCACTACAAAAACTCTGTGTTCTGCTGCAAATT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:557:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  EBNA!E2 (start    site 14399)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:557:    GGTATAAAGTGGTCCTGCAGCTATTTCTGGTCGCATCAGAGCGCCAGGAG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:558:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  EcoR1-D!L1    (startsite169514)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:558:    CTCTGACGTAGCCGCCCTACATAAGCCTCTCACACTGCTCTGCCCCCTTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:559:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type 2 EIa (start 498)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:559:    GTCAGCTGACGCGCAGTGTATTTATACCCGGTGAGTTCCTCAAGAGGCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:560:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-5 EIa (start 499)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:560:    GTCAGCTGACGTGTAGTGTATTTATACCCGGTGAGTTCCTCAAGAGGCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:561:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-7 EIa (start site    512)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:561:    TCAGCTGATCGCTAGGGTATTTAAACCTGACGAGTTCCGTCAAGAGGCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:562:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-12 E1a (start site    306)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:562:    AAATTGATGACGGCAATTTTATTATAGGCGCGGAATATTTACCGAGGGCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:563:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-12 EIa (start site    445)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:563:    GTCAGCTGATCGTTTGGGTATTTAATGCCGCCGTGTTCGTCAAGAGGCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:564:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Simian Adenovirus SA7 EIa (start    site 440)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:564:    TTATTGTCTAGGTGAGGGTATTTAAACCGGCTCAGACCGTCAAGAGGCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:565:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-2 EIb (start 1700)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:565:    GGGGCGGGGCTTAAAGGGTATATAATGCGCCGTGGGCTAATCTTGGTTAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:566:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-5 EIb (start site    1703)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:566:    GGGGCGGGGCTTAAAGGGTATATAATGCGCCGTGGGCTAATCTTGGTTAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:567:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-7 EIb (start site    1577)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:567:    TTCTTGGGTGGGGTCTTGGATATATAAGTAGGAGCAGATCTGTGTGGTTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:568:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-12 EIb (start site    1527)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:568:    TGGGCGTGGTTAAACAGGGATATAAAGCTGGGTTGGTGTTGCTTTGAATA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:569:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-2 EII (start site    27092)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:569:    GAAAGGGCGCGAAACTAGTCCTTAAGAGTCAGCGCGCAGTATTTGCTGAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:570:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-2 EIII (start site    27610)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:570:    TGCGGTCGCCCGGGCAGGGTATAACTCACCTGAAAATCAGAGGGCGAGGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:571:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-5 EIII (start site    239)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:571:    TGCGGTCGCCCGGGCAGGGTATAACTCACCTGACTCTTGGAGGGCGAGGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:572:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-2 EIV (start site    35611)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:572:    TTACGTCATTTTTTAGTCCTATATATACTCGCTCTGTACTTGGCCCTTTT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:573:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-2 IVa2 (start site    5827)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:573:    CCCTCCCACTTAGCCTCCTTCGTGCTGGCCTGGACGCGAGCCTTCGTCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:574:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-5 IVa2 (start site    5837)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:574:    CCCTCCCACTTAGCCTCCTTCGTGCTGGCCTGGACGCGAGCCTTTGTCTC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:575:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-7 IVa2 (start    site 5692)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:575:    CCCTCCCACGTGGCCTCCTTTGTGCTGGCCTGGACACGCGCTTTTGTATC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:576:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-2 IX (start site    3575)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:576:    GCTTAAGGGTGGGAAAGAATATATAAGGTGGGGGTCTCATGTAGTTTTGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:577:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-5 IX (start site    3581)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:577:    GCTTAAGGGTGGGAAAGAATATATAAGGTGGGGGTCTTATGTAGTTTTGT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:578:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-7 IX (start site    3460)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:578:    ATGGGGACTTTCAGGTTGGTAAGGTGGACAAATTGGGTAAATTTTGTTAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:579:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-2 major late    (startsite6039)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:579:    GTGTTCCTGAAGGGGGGCTATAAAAGGGGGTGGGGGCGCGTTCGTCCTCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:580:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-5 major late (start    site 6049)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:580:    GTGTTCCTGAAGGGGGGCTATAAAAGGGGGTGGGGGCGCGTTCGTCCTCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:581:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-7 major late (start    site 5904)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:581:    GGGTCCCCGCCGGGGGGGTATAAAAGGGGGCGGACCTCTGTTCGTCCTCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:582:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-12 major late    (startsite972)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:582:    AATTTTCTGGTGGTGGGCTATAAAAAGGGGCGGGTCCTTGGTCTTCATCG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:583:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Adenovirus type-2 LIIa (start site    25954)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:583:    GGCGTGGTAGTCCTCAGGTACAAATTTGCGAAGGTAAGCCGACGTCCACA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:584:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human papilloma virus type 18 E6    gene (start site 30)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:584:    CAGCACATACTATACTTTTCATTAATACTTTTAACAATTGTAGTATATAA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:585:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human papilloma virus type-16 E6/E7    (startsite97)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:585:    GAACCGAAACCGGTTAGTATAAAAGCAGACATTTTATGCACCAAAAGAGA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:586:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human papilloma virus type-18 E6    (startsite105)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:586:    GGACCGAAAACGGTGTATATAAAAGATGTGAGAAACACACCACAATACTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:587:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Parvovirus h- 1 H-1 +.04!(start    site 209)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:587:    AGTGGGCGTGGCTAACTGTATATAAGCAGTCACTCTGGTCGGTTACTCAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:588:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Parvovirus h- 1 H-1  +.40!(start    site 2010)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:588:    GCCGAAGCTAGACACTCCTATAAATTCGCTAGGTTCAATGCGCTCACCAT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:589:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Human parvovirus B19-Au B19  0.06!    (startsite347)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:589:    GAGCGTAGGCGGGGACTACAGTATATATAGCACGGTACTGCCGCAGCTCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:590:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Simian virus 40 T/t late (start    site 31)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:590:    CCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCAGTTCCGCCCATTCTCCGCCCCATGGCTGACT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:591:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Simian virus 40 T/t early P2 (start    site 5233)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:591:    TGGCTGACTAATTTTTTTTATTTATGCAGAGGCCGAGGCCGCCTCGGCCT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:592:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: BK virus T/t early (start site 99)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:592:    CCTGTGGCCTTTTTTTTTATAATATATAAGAGGCCGAGGCCGCCTCTGCC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:593:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Polyoma virus T/t E (start site    156)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:593:    GGCCACCCAAATTGATATAATTAAGCCCCAACCGCCTCTTCCCGCCTCAT50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:594:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Simian virus 40 late (start site    325)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:594:    GTTCTTTCCGCCTCAGAAGGTACCTAACCAAGTTCCTCTTTCAGAGGTTA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:595:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Hepatitis B virus subtype adr4 3.6kb    P1 (start 1659)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:595:    AGTTGGGGGAGGAGATTAGGTTAAAGGTCTTTGTACTAGGAGGCTGTAGG50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:596:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Heptitis B virus subtype adr4 3.6 kb    P2 (start 1690)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:596:    TGTACTAGGAGGCTGTAGGCATAAATTGGTCTGTTCACCAGCACCATGCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:597:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Hepatitis B virus subtype adr4 2.2    kb P1 (start 3061)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:597:    ATCGGCAGTCAGGAAGACAGCCTACTCCCATCTCTCCACCTCTAAGAGAC50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:598:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Hepatitis B virus subtype adr4 2.2    kb P2 (start 3092)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:598:    CTCTCCACCTCTAAGAGACAGTCATCCTCAGGCCATGCAGTGGAACTCCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:599:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Epstein Barr virus  BamH1-F!R1    (start58862)    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:599:    TATTTTTGAAAAGGGATATTATAAAACAGGTCATTGCTCGGATTGTGGCA50    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:600:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 56 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Promoter Sequence of IL-13    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:600:    GGTGTGAGGCGTCACCACTTGGGCCTATAAAAGCTGCCACAAGACGCCAAGGCCAC56    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:601:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 11 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 BINDING SITE, HSV oriS, higher    affinity    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:601:    CGTTCGCACTT11    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:602:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 11 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 BINDING SITE, HSV oriS, lower    affinity    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:602:    TGCTCGCACTT11    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:603:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9Z1 TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:603:    GCGCGCGCGCGTTCGCACTTCCGCCGCCGG30    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:604:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9Z2 TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:604:    GGCGCCGGCCGTTCGCACTTCGCGCGCGCG30    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:605:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 CCCG TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY    SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:605:    GGCCCGCCCCGTTCGCACTTCCCGCCCCGG30    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:606:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 GGGC TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY    SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:606:    GGCGGGCGCCGTTCGCACTTGGGCGGGCGG30    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:607:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 ATAT TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY    SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:607:    GGATATATACGTTCGCACTTTAATTATTGG30    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:608:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 polyA TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY    SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:608:    GGAAAAAAACGTTCGCACTTAAAAAAAAGG30    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:609:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 polyT TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY    SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:609:    GGTTTTTTTCGTTCGCACTTTTTTTTTTGG30    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:610:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 GCAC TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY    SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:610:    GGACGCACGCGTTCGCACTTGCAGCAGCGG30    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:611:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 ATori-1 Test sequence / UL9    ASSAY SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:611:    GCGTATATATCGTTCGCACTTCGTCCCAAT30    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:612:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 31 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: oriECO2 TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:612:    GGCGAATTCGACGTTCGCACTTCGTCCCAAT31    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:613:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: oriECO3 TEST SEQ. / UL9 ASSAY SEQ.    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:613:    GGCGAATTCGATCGTTCGCACTTCGTCCCAAT32    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:614:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 36 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: WILD TYPE    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:614:    AAGTGAGAATTCGAAGCGTTCGCACTTCGTCCCAAT36    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:615:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 9 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: TRUNCATED UL9 BINDING SITE, COMPARE    SEQ ID NO:601    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:615:    TTCGCACTT9    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:616:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HSVB1/4, SEQUENCE OF COMPETITOR DNA    MOLECULE    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:616:    GGTCGTTCGCACTTCGC17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:617:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 37 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 14B, top strand of an    exemplary target sequence    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:617:    GCGTANNNNNCGTTCGCACTTNNNNCTTCGTCCCAAT37    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:618:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 12 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HSV primer    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:618:    ATTGGGACGAAG12    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:619:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 11 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: a sample distamycin target sequence    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:619:    TTCCTCCTTTC11    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:620:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 11 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: a distamycin target sequence    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:620:    TTCCNNNTTTC11    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:621:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 37 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 27A, test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:621:    GCGTANNNNNCGTTCGCACTTNNNNCTTCGTCCCAAT37    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:622:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 37 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 27B, oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:622:    GCGTANNNNNCGTTCGCACTTNNNNCTTCGTCCCAAT37    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:623:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 37 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 27C, oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:623:    GCGTANNNNNAAGTGCGAACGNNNNCTTCGTCCCAAT37    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:624:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 37 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: YES    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 27D, oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:624:    GCGTANNNNNAAGTGCGAACGNNNNCTTCGTCCCAAT37    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:625:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 6 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: -35 region consensus sequence    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:625:    TTGACA6    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:626:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 6 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: -10 region consensus sequence    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:626:    TATAAT6    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:627:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 242 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: HIV-1, LTR sequence, Figure 28    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:627:    GTTAGAGTGGAGGTTTGACAGCCGCCTAGCATTTCATCACATGGCCCGAGAGCTGCATCC60    GGAGTACTTCAAGAACTGCTGACATCGAGCTTGCTACAAGGGACTTTCCGCTGGGGACTT120    TCCAGGGAGGCGTGGCCTGGGCGGGACTGGGGAGTGGCGAGCCCTCAGATCCTGCATATA180    AGCAGCTGCTTTTTGCCTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGC240    TC242    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:628:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 8 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: a TFIID binding site    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:628:    CCTGCATA8    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:629:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 8 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: a TFIID binding site    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:629:    AAGCAGCT8    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:630:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 14 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 29A    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:630:    GCAGAATTCTGCAG14    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:631:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 38 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 29A    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:631:    GCAGAATTCTGCAGCGTTCGCACTTTCTAGAGCTCAGG38    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:632:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 13 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 29A    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:632:    AGATCTCGAGTCC13    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:633:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 42 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 29B    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:633:    GCAGAATTCTGCAGNNNNCGTTCGCACTTTCTAGAGCTCAGG42    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:634:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 29C    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:634:    GCAGAATTCTGCAGNNNNNNNNCGTTCGCACTTTCTAGAGCTCAGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:635:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 46 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 29D    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:635:    GCAGAATTCTGCAGCGTTCGCACTTNNNNNNNNTCTAGAGCTCAGG46    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:636:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 14 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 30    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:636:    CGTGAATTCTGCAG14    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:637:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 30    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:637:    CGTGAATTCTGCAGATG17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:638:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 54 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 30    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:638:    CGTGAATTCTGCAGATGAGGTACCNNNNNNCGTTCGCACTTTCTAGAGCTCTCC54    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:639:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 18 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 30    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:639:    GTGAAAGATCTCGAGAGG18    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:640:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 14 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Oligonucleotide, Figure 30    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:640:    AAGATCTCGAGAGG14    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:641:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 11 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: UL9 BINDING SITE, HSV oriS    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:641:    CGTTCTCACTT11    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:642:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 12 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Trimeric test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:642:    ACGTACGTACGT12    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:643:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:643:    ACGTTTCGCACTTAGCT17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:644:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:644:    ACGATTCGCACTTAGCA17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:645:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:645:    AGCCTTCGCACTTAGCC17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:646:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:646:    AGCGTTCGCACTTAGCG17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:647:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:647:    TGCTTTCGCACTTTGCT17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:648:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:648:    TGCATTCGCACTTTGCA17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:649:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:649:    TGCCTTCGCACTTTGCC17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:650:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:650:    TGCGTTCGCACTTTGCG17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:651:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:651:    CCATTTCGCACTTCCAT17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:652:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:652:    CCCTTTCGCACTTCCCT17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:653:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:653:    CCGTTTCGCACTTCCGT17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:654:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 12 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:654:    CCTTTTCGCACTTCCTT17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:655:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 9 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 26 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:655:    TTCCNTTCC9    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:656:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 10 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 26 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:656:    TTCCNNTTCC10    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:657:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 11 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 26 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:657:    TTCCNNNTTCC11    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:658:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 12 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 26 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:658:    TTCCNNNNTTCC12    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:659:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 15 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 31 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:659:    CGTTCGCACTTTTAC15    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:660:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 15 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 31 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:660:    CGTTCGCACTTTACN15    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:661:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 15 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 31 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:661:    CGTTCGCACTTACNN15    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:662:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 10 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 32 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:662:    CCCGGGTTAC10    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:663:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 10 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 32 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:663:    CCCGGGTACN10    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:664:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 10 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: double    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:    (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: Figure 32 test oligonucleotide    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:664:    CCCGGGACNN10    __________________________________________________________________________

It is claimed:
 1. A method of determining DNA sequence preference of aDNA-binding molecule, comprising(i) adding to a mixture of duplex DNAtest oligonucleotides a test molecule to be screened and a DNA bindingprotein, each of said test oligonucleotides having a test sequenceadjacent a screening sequence, wherein said screening sequence binds tosaid DNA binding protein with a binding affinity that is substantiallyindependent of the DNA sequence of said test sequence, and where saidmixture of duplex DNA test oligonucleotides includes a plurality of testsequences, (ii) incubating said test molecule, said mixture of duplexDNA test oligonucleotides and said DNA binding protein for a periodsufficient to permit binding of the test molecule to test sequences inthe duplex DNA, (iii) separating test oligonucleotides from testoligonucleotides bound to binding protein, (iv) amplifying the unboundseparated test oligonucleotides, (v) repeating steps (ii) to (iv), (vi)isolating the amplified test oligonucleotides, (vii) sequencing theisolated test oligonucleotides, and thereby determining the DNA sequencepreference of the DNA binding molecule tested.
 2. The method of claim 1,where said test sequences are selected from the group of 256 possiblefour base sequences composed of A, G, C and T.
 3. The method of claim 1,where said constructing includes selecting test sequences from thesequences presented as SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:600.
 4. The method ofclaim 1, wherein said mixture of duplex DNA test oligonucleotides isformed from the test sequences presented as SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ IDNO:600.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said adjacent screening andtest sequences are flanked by primer sequences.
 6. The method of claim5, where the amplification steps are repeated 1-8 times.
 7. The methodof claim 1, wherein said amplifying is carried out by cloning theseparated test oligonucleotides into a vector, passaging vectorscarrying the test oligonucleotides in appropriate host cells, culturingthe host, isolating the vectors, and obtaining the test oligonucleotidesfrom the vectors.
 8. The method of claim 1, where said isolating isaccomplished by cloning the amplified test oligonucleotides into acloning vector.
 9. The method of claim 1, where said separating isaccomplished by passing the test reaction through a filter, where saidfilter is capable of capturing DNA:protein complexes but not DNA that isfree of protein.
 10. The method of claim 9, where said filter is anitrocellulose filter.
 11. The method of claim 1, where the DNAscreening sequence is from the HSV origin of replication and the bindingprotein is UL9.